Antonyms of verb converge

3 of 4 senses of converge

Sense 1
converge, meet -- (be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point")
       Antonym of diverge (Sense 3)
      => diverge -- (extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged")
       Antonym of diverge (Sense 2)
      => diverge -- (have no limits as a mathematical series)

Sense 2
converge -- (approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit)
       Antonym of diverge (Sense 2)
      => diverge -- (have no limits as a mathematical series)

Sense 3
converge -- (move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star")
       Antonym of diverge (Sense 1)
      => diverge -- (move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb converge

4 senses of converge

Sense 1
converge, meet -- (be adjacent or come together; "The lines converge at this point")

Sense 2
converge -- (approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit)
       => border on, approach -- (come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character; "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz")

Sense 3
converge -- (move or draw together at a certain location; "The crowd converged on the movie star")
       => meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")

Sense 4
converge -- (come together so as to form a single product; "Social forces converged to bring the Fascists back to power")
       => unify, unite, merge -- (become one; "Germany unified officially in 1990"; "the cells merge")

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