Differ and Sort

Differ

Differ verb - To be unlike; to not be the same.

Sort is an antonym for differ.

Sort

Sort verb - To be in agreement on every point.
Usage example: that doesn't sort with what you said the last time

Differ is an antonym for sort.

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

Common collocations

look differ look sort look
type differ type sort type
mold differ mold sort mold
food differ food sort food

Both words in one sentence

  • Oddly, when Mad Men was first broadcast in Israel, it was titled "The Men of Madison Avenue" (a sort of play on The Bridges of Madison County - the Hebrew words for "men" and "bridges" only differ by one character), since the original Double Meaning Title would be meaningless in Hebrew.
  • Verbal Tic: A running gag is the royals having some sort of verbal rule that they apply over and over again: King Humphrey, Nicholas' father (The Princess Test) habitually talks using synonyms in the same sentence (for instance, "we beg to differ or disagree").
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