divergent UK /daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/US /dɪˈvɝ.d͡ʒənt/ adjective4 •Growing further apart; diverging.Four zebras stood despondent facing divergent directions like an old European film or a '90s band photo. — 2020 •(said of a sequence or series) Diverging; not approaching a limit. •Disagreeing from something given; differing. •Causing divergence of rays. formsmore divergent · most divergent