Synonyms for jarring
- adjective
- noun
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All synonyms
Adjective
dissonant, harsh, discordant, rough, grating, gnarly, conflicting, incompatible, ajar, cacophonous, inharmonious
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.
- n. 1
Storage in jars.
The jarring of peaches took place at the end of the season.
Forms
- Plural
- jarrings → dissonances, clashings, differences, discords…
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A jarring motion is abruptly and very rapidly repeated through an exceedingly limited space; the jolting of the carriage jars the windows.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- grating A cacophony is a mixture of grating noises.
- gnarly Gnarly! You were airborne for like 10 seconds.
- discordant He laughed with a metallic and discordant sound.
- dissonant Contemporary classical music is often very dissonant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| jarring | rising | |
| grating | rising | |
| gnarly | rising | |
| discordant | steady | |
| dissonant | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- feud1, ajar2
- 5 letters
- rough1, harsh1
- 6 letters
- gnarly2
- 7 letters
- discord2, grating2
- 8 letters
- variance3, clashing2
- 9 letters
- dissonant3
- 10 letters
- difference3, dissonance3, discordant3, dissension3
- 11 letters
- conflicting3, cacophonous
- 12 letters
- disagreement4, incompatible5, inharmonious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ajar2 = 2 syllables).