otherness
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Synonyms & Antonyms for otherness
Synonyms
contrast, difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distance, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, unlikeness
Antonyms
alikeness, analogousness, analogy, community, likeness, resemblance, sameness, similarity
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His Palestinian ethnicity was called into question by critics in his own party — clearly his judgment was clouded by his otherness, just like Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, also a Palestinian. — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, "From ‘Aladdin’ to Galaxy’s Edge, how Hollywood interprets Arab culture," 14 June 2019 Social scientists and philosophers have long noted people’s aversion to otherness of any kind, and the ubiquitous tendency to scapegoat and persecute minorities that differed from one’s own group in race, ethnicity or religion. — Arie Kruglanski, The Conversation, "Are Syrian refugees a danger to the West?," 19 July 2019 Feelings of otherness, marginality, and white discomfort around difference, were all common, everyday experiences. — Katy Sian, Quartz, "“Liberal racism” continues to plague Britain’s universities," 27 June 2019 Beyond their value as personal meditations on otherness, Nuanced outsider and The impossibility of being outside take an incisive view of our broader cultural moment. — Marley Marius, Vogue, "At the Honolulu Biennial, Artist Amy Yao Examines Environments and Identity (With the Help of Some Algae)," 12 Mar. 2019 That sensation of total otherness is harder and harder to find. — Francesca Babb, Condé Nast Traveler, "Actress Rosamund Pike on the One Item She Always Takes from Hotel Rooms," 19 Dec. 2018 How did this girl—who is not only of color, but didn’t go to the same schools or universities as the royals, who wasn’t even raised in the U.K., and so has all these points of difference and otherness—get to this place? — Afua Hirsch, Time, "What Meghan Markle Means to the World," 17 May 2018 And what of Cher’s otherness, her identity as a second-generation Armenian-American on her father’s side? — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, "Just belt out 'Believe!' Pre-Broadway 'Cher Show' needs to let the Chers take charge," 28 June 2018 Though not always directly related to the plot, these painterly images cumulatively suggest a land of dreamlike otherness and alien beauty. — Stephen Dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Volcano': Film Review | Karlovy Vary 2018," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'otherness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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otherness
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