Synonyms for concord
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Agreement — agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case
agreement, consonance, unity, union, communion, unanimity, pact, unison, concert, sympathy, consent, accordance, concurrence, concordance dated
2. Amity
amity, harmony, peace, peace treaty, friendship, euphony, consonancy dated
Verb
Other
correspond, tune dated
Definitions
- n. 1
Agreement of words with one another, in gender, number, person, or case.
- n. 2
A state of agreement; harmony; union.
- v. 1
To agree; to act together.
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Concord is less full and spiritual than harmony. Concord implies more volition than accord; as, their views were found to be in perfect accord; or, by conference concord was secured; we do not secure accord, but discover it.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- union It is improper to impose sanctions upon the union.
- agreement I'm in complete agreement with everything he said.
- unity Our unity in opposing hate speech is our strength.
- harmony He seems to live in harmony with all his friends.
- amity The two countries signed a treaty of amity and cooperation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| concord | steady | |
| union | falling | |
| agreement | falling | |
| unity | falling | |
| consonance | falling | |
| harmony | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hold1, tune1, pact1
- 5 letters
- union2, peace1, agree2, unity3, amity3
- 6 letters
- accord2, unison3, concur2, assent2
- 7 letters
- concert2, consent2, harmony3, consort2, euphony3
- 8 letters
- sympathy3
- 9 letters
- agreement3, communion3, harmonize3, unanimity5, harmonise
- 10 letters
- friendship2, accordance3, correspond3, consonance, consonancy
- 11 letters
- concurrence3, concordance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).