Differed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To vary in belief or opinion from another party To show a difference in attributes or qualities when compared To have contrasting perspectives or conclusions with someone else
2. To be distinct or not the same as something else ; to hold an opinion that is not the same as another's
3. To exhibit variation or dissimilarity in characteristics or ideas ; to express a contradiction or variance in viewpoints

Etymology: The past tense "differed" is simply the regular ending applied to "differ," so the interesting history lies in the verb itself. "Differ" passed into English from Old French "differer," which took it from Latin "differō," a compound of "dis-" meaning "apart" and "ferō," meaning "carry" or "bear." Literally, then, to differ was to carry things apart from one another. That Latin verb was a busy one. It could mean "carry apart," but also "put off" or "defer," and the same root lies behind "defer" itself. English ended up with both: "defer" arrived by a more direct route while "differ" took the sense of separation, so the two are doublets sharing one ancestor. The same pattern appears with "prefer," "refer," "infer," and "confer," all built on "ferō."

Synonyms: varied, diverged, departed, changed, remained distinct

Antonyms: agreed, concurred, matched, coincided, aligned