4
wandering(noun, movement, shift, difference, lapse)
3
abandonment(noun, notice, surrender, escape, retreat)
3
anomaly(noun, characteristic, change, opposition, usual)
3
bias(noun, change, twist, shift, round)
3
branching off(noun, expression, difference, expected, deviation)
3
byway(excursion, wanderings, deflection, diffuseness, movableness)
3
contrariety(noun, characteristic, change, difference, alteration)
3
contrast(noun, characteristic, change, difference, distinction)
3
departing(retreat, abandonment, disappearance, betrayal, absconding)
3
desertion(noun, loss, freedom, withdrawal, abandonment)
3
detour(noun, change, twist, shift, difference)
3
deviance
3
disagreement(noun, deviation, discrepancy)
3
disappearing
3
disparity(noun, characteristic, change, shift, opposition)
3
dissimilarity(noun, characteristic, change, difference, distinction)
3
divergency(noun, characteristic, change, correct, approach)
3
egression(noun, exit, drawing, removal, parting)
3
ending(noun, end, release, ruin, finish)
3
excursus(noun, digression)
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