ずれzure

1. noungap; lag; slippage
2. noundifference; discrepancy
3. noun, physicsshear (e.g. shear stress)

• Synonym食い違いくいちがいNeutralRefers to opinions or accounts clashing and failing to match; 「ずれ」 focuses on displacement in position, time, or perception.
• SynonymギャップNeutralLoanword for a gap or disparity between two things, as in 「世代間ギャップ」; 「ずれ」 is about straying from the expected position or time.
• Synonym相違そういWrittenDifference or discrepancy, formal, as in 「事実と相違する」; 「ずれ」 centers on deviation and being offset.
• Synonym不一致ふいっちWrittenSino-Japanese word for not matching, as in 「意見の不一致」; formal, while 「ずれ」 is more everyday and centers on things being offset.
• Synonym不整合ふせいごうWrittenInconsistency or mismatch, as in 「データの不整合」; also a geological term. 「ずれ」 is more everyday.
• Synonym齟齬そごWrittenA formal written word for perceptions or accounts failing to mesh and progress stalling, as in 「齟齬が生じる」; 「ずれ」 is more colloquial and broader.
• RelatedひらきNeutralA gap that opens up in quantity or degree, as in 「点差の開き」; 「ずれ」 is about position, time, or ideas being out of line.
• Related隔たりへだたりWrittenDistance, disparity, or estrangement, as in 「意識の隔たり」; leans written/formal, while 「ずれ」 centers on deviation and misalignment.
• Related格差かくさNeutralSocioeconomic disparity such as wealth or status gaps, as in 「経済格差」; 「ずれ」 is about displacement in position, time, or perception.
• Related溝みぞNeutralLiterally a ditch or groove; figuratively a rift between people or nations, as in 「二人の間に溝ができる」; 「ずれ」 is about perceptions diverging.
• Related不統一ふとういつWrittenLack of unity, things left uncoordinated, as in 「表記の不統一」; 「ずれ」 is about position, time, or ideas being out of place.
• Related違いちがいNeutralThe most general word for a difference, and it can also mean a mistake; 「ずれ」 focuses on straying from the expected position, time, or idea.
• Related差異さいWrittenPoints of difference found when comparing, as in 「差異を比較する」; leans formal, while 「ずれ」 is more colloquial and about misalignment.
• Related差さNeutralRead 「さし」; means two people face to face or an obstruction, not really close to 「ずれ」; for a gap or margin use 「差（さ）」.
• Related不同ふどうWrittenMostly seen in 「順不同」, meaning out of order or uneven; 「ずれ」 is about deviation and misalignment.
• Related径庭けいていWrittenDated written word for a vast difference, rarely used today; 「ずれ」 is about misalignment, and everyday speech says 「大きな違い」 for a big difference.
• Related異同いどうWrittenWritten word for points of difference, often when comparing versions of a text; 「ずれ」 centers on deviation and misalignment.
• Related懸隔けんかくWrittenWritten word for a wide gap or great distance between things, rare today; 「ずれ」 is about misalignment and more common in daily use.
• Related不調和ふちょうわWrittenDisharmony or lack of balance in the whole, as in 「色の不調和」; 「ずれ」 is about things being offset or out of line.
• Antonym一致いっちNeutralAgreement or an exact match; the opposite of 「ずれ」, which implies displacement or deviation.
• AntonymぴったりNeutralFitting exactly with no gap, as in 「ぴったり合う」; the opposite of 「ずれ」 with its built-in deviation.

Use 「ずれ」 for displacement or mismatch in position, time, or perception, as in 「認識のずれ」. For clashing opinions say 「食い違い」; for gaps and disparities 「ギャップ」 or 「格差」; for a rift between people 「溝」. 「違い」 is the all-purpose everyday word for difference, while the Sino-Japanese words (不一致, 相違, 差異, etc.) suit formal prose. The antonym is 「一致」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 「ずれる」の未然形みぜんけい及および連用形れんようけい。
2. ずれること。時間じかんや位置いち、考かんがえなどが食い違くいちがうこと。