Synonyms for discord
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Strife
2. Conflict
conflict, disagreement, dissonance, discordance, enmity, cacophony, opposition, division, faction, clashing, discrepancy, contention, difference, variance, jarring, jangle, discordancy, inharmony, dyscrasy, quarrel, antagonism, dissent
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Definitions
- n. 1
Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
- n. 2
Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
Related words
- Word family
- discordant
- Phrases
- apple of discord
Forms
- Plural
- discords → strifes, dissensions, conflicts, disagreements…
Example sentences
- conflict Your behavior is in conflict with your principles.
- disagreement Tom intervened in his coworkers' disagreement.
- harshness Find a mean between harshness and indulgence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| discord | steady | |
| conflict | rising | |
| disagreement | falling | |
| harshness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- strife1, enmity3, jangle2
- 7 letters
- faction2, dissent2, quarrel2, jarring2
- 8 letters
- division3, conflict2, variance3, clashing2, dyscrasy
- 9 letters
- cacophony4, harshness2, inharmony
- 10 letters
- difference3, opposition4, contention3, dissonance3, antagonism5, dissension3
- 11 letters
- discrepancy4, discordance, discordancy
- 12 letters
- disagreement4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (enmity3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- discorde
- Italiano
- discordia
- Deutsch
- Uneinigkeit