forbidden word: diversity
diversity n 1 the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness: diversity of opinion.
Antonyms: similarity, sameness, resemblance
2 variety; multiformity.
Synonyms: multiplicity, heterogeneity, assortment, variation, dissimilarity, disagreement, contrast
Antonyms: homogeneity
3 a the spectrum of individual differences and the corresponding group memberships and identities that human beings have in society: A functioning multicultural society celebrates the diversity of its people, but diversity can also be problematic for the maintenance of a cohesive national identity.
b the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc.: an initiative to increase diversity in the workplace.
4 a point of difference.
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025i). In Dictionary.com.
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sentence examples: diversity
Kew’s Fungarium, an archive beneath the west London garden, is one of the world’s biggest and most important collections of fungal diversity.
From BBC
The party’s leadership has signalled priorities will include reversing net zero initiatives and opposing diversity and inclusion policies.
From BBC
National news outlets extensively reported on numerous large and small corporations as they frantically scrambled to express solidarity with protesters, pledging reforms to address past shortfalls and improve diversity and equity.
From Los Angeles Times
Then he was signed to make a Saturday morning kids show, the divine “Pee-wee’s Playhouse,” a colorful, chaotic bastion of diversity, inclusivity and all-around acceptance, before anyone was throwing around those words.
From Los Angeles Times
Investigating Harvard is less about the money it may have obtained from the federal government and more a fishing expedition about the university’s admissions process and its use of diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
From Salon
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025i). In Dictionary.com.
May 26, 2025
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