Synonyms for consonant
- adjective
- noun
Most common
harmonious agreeable concordant consistent harmonic harmonized
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Harmonious — consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement
harmonious, agreeable, concordant, consistent, congruous, accordant, compatible, conformable, uniform, congenial, consentaneous, symphonious, congruent, proportionate, commensurate
2. Harmonic
Other
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Consistent, harmonious, compatible, or in agreement.
- adj. 2
Having the same sound.
- n. 1
A sound that results from the passage of air through restrictions of the oral cavity; any sound that is not the dominant sound of a syllable, the dominant sound generally being a vowel.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- consonants → articulations, surds…
Example sentences
- harmonious Tom and Mary live a harmonious life together.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| consonant | steady | |
| harmonious | steady | |
| concordant | falling | |
| congruous | steady | |
| accordant | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- surd
- 7 letters
- uniform3
- 8 letters
- harmonic3
- 9 letters
- according3, agreeable4, congruent3, congenial3, congruous, accordant
- 10 letters
- consistent3, compatible4, harmonious4, harmonized3, concordant
- 11 letters
- conformable, symphonious
- 12 letters
- articulation5, commensurate4
- 13 letters
- proportionate4, consentaneous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (uniform3 = 3 syllables).