| Main Entry: | dissonance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
Synonyms: |
antagonism, conflict, contention, controversy, difference, disaccord, discord, discrepancy, disharmony, disparity, dissension, dissidence, incongruity, inconsistency, strife, variance |
Antonyms: |
agreement, concord, harmony |
| Main Entry: | dissonance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | noise, discord |
Synonyms: |
cacophony, harshness, jangle, jarring, unmelodiousness |
Antonyms: |
accord, consonance, harmony, peacefulness, resonance |
| Main Entry: | dissonance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
absonant, acute, cacophonous, coarse, cracked, creaking, discordant, dissonant, ear, gruff, grum, harsh, high, hoarse, horrisonant, horrisonous, immelodious, inharmonious, out of tune, piercing, rough, scrannel, sepulchral, sharp, shrill, singsong, stridulous, trumpet, unharmonious, unmelodious, untunable
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| Main Entry: | discord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | noise |
Synonyms: |
cacophony, clamor, clinker, din, disharmony, dissonance, harshness, jangle, jarring, racket, sour note, tumult |
Antonyms: |
harmoniousness, harmony |
| Main Entry: | discrepancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, disagreement |
Synonyms: |
alterity, contrariety, difference, discordance, disparity, dissemblance, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, dissonance, distinction, divergence, divergency, error, far cry, incongruity, inconsistency, miscalculation, otherness, split, unlikeness, variance, variation |
Antonyms: |
agreement, concordance, concurrence, consistency, harmony, parity |
| Main Entry: | disharmony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conflict, discord |
Synonyms: |
clash, contention, difference, disaccord, dissension, dissonance, dissonancy, friction, inharmoniousness, strife, variance |
Antonyms: |
accord, agreement, compatibility, concord, harmony |
| Main Entry: | division |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | breach, estrangement |
Synonyms: |
conflict, difference of opinion, difficulty, disaccord, disagreement, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, dissent, dissidence, dissonance, disunion, feud, rupture, split, trouble, variance, words |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
Antonyms: |
agreement, juncture, unification |
| Main Entry: | jangle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cacophony of noises |
Synonyms: |
babel, clang, clangor, clash, din, dissonance, hubbub, hullabaloo*, jar, pandemonium, racket, rattle, reverberation, roar, tumult, uproar |
| Main Entry: | inconsistency |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discrepancy |
Synonyms: |
contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, disproportion, disproportionateness, dissimilarity, dissonance, divergence, incongruity, inconsonance, inequality, paradox, unlikeness, variance |
Antonyms: |
congruity, consistency, similarity |
| Main Entry: | disaccord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
Synonyms: |
argument, clash, conflict, confrontation, difference, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, friction, incompatibility, schism, strife |