【Different】 , 【diverse】 , 【divergent】 , 【disparate】 , 【various】 are comparable when they are used to qualify plural nouns and mean not identical or alike in kind or character.
【Different】 often implies little more than distinctness or separateness. Sometimes, however, it implies contrast or contrariness.
【Diverse】 is stronger and implies marked difference and decided contrast.
【Divergent】 implies movement apart or along 【different】 courses and usually connotes the impossibility of an ultimate meeting, combination, or reconciliation.
【Disparate】 implies absolute or essential difference, often as between incongruous or incompatible elements.
【Various】 (see also MANY) commonly lays stress on the number of sorts or kinds.
