Synonyms for dissonance
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Disagreement — A state of disagreement or conflict
disagreement, discordance, discord, inconsistency, difference, incongruity, disharmony, conflict, jarring, dissension, discrepancy, diversity, clash, disjunction, controversy, jangle, dispute, disunion, contention, discordancy, dyscrasy, strife
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Definitions
- n. 1
A state of disagreement or conflict.
- n. 2
A harsh, discordant combination of sounds.
Related words
- Word family
- dissonancy dissonant
Forms
- Plural
- dissonances → disagreements, discordances, discords, inconsistencies…
Example sentences
- disagreement Tom intervened in his coworkers' disagreement.
- discord He sows discord by raising controversial subjects.
- inconsistency Many languages have a lot of inconsistency.
- cacophony I'm a cacophony of everything I've experienced.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dissonance | rising | |
| disagreement | falling | |
| discord | steady | |
| inconsistency | steady | |
| discordance | steady | |
| cacophony | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- noise1, clash1
- 6 letters
- strife1, racket2, jangle2
- 7 letters
- dispute2, discord2, jarring2, racquet2
- 8 letters
- conflict2, disunion3, dyscrasy
- 9 letters
- diversity4, cacophony4
- 10 letters
- difference3, contention3, dissension3, disharmony4
- 11 letters
- controversy4, discrepancy4, incongruity5, disjunction, discordance, discordancy
- 12 letters
- disagreement4
- 13 letters
- inconsistency5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (racket2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dissonance
- Italiano
- dissonanza
- Deutsch
- Dissonanz
- Català
- dissonància