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Synonyms for disagree

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Quarrel — to fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief

beg to differ, contend, dispute, bicker, clash, wrangle, quarrel dated

2. Differ

differ, dissent, diverge, vary dated

3. Conflict

conflict, disaccord, discord dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.

    John disagreed with Mary frequently.

  2. v. 2

    To fail to conform or correspond with.

    My results in the laboratory consistently disagree with yours.

Related words

Word family
disagreeable disagreeably disagreement

Forms

Past participle
disagreed
e.g. disagreed → contended, disputed, bickered, clashed…

Example sentences

  • dispute Go is a game of dispute and conquest of territory.
  • contend He had to contend against physical suffering.
  • bicker The two siblings bicker without reason.
  • differ These sentences only differ with respect to tense.
  • dissent A real dictator would suppress any notion of dissent.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
disagreesteady
disputesteady
contendfalling
bickerrising
differsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
vary2
5 letters
clash1
6 letters
differ2, bicker2
7 letters
dispute2, contend2, dissent2, discord2, quarrel2, diverge2, wrangle2
8 letters
conflict2
9 letters
disaccord
10 letters
contradict3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vary2 = 2 syllables).