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All dissonant synonyms

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adj dissonant

  • discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
  • incongruous — out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.
  • differing — to disagree in opinion, belief, etc.; be at variance; disagree (often followed by with or from): His business partner always differs with him.
  • jarring — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
  • raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
  • anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
  • discrepant — (usually of two or more objects, accounts, findings etc.) differing; disagreeing; inconsistent: discrepant accounts.
  • incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
  • inconsistent — lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self-contradictory: an inconsistent story.
  • irreconcilable — incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.
  • irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
  • incongruent — not congruent.
  • at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.
  • dissentient — dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority.
  • inconsonant — not consonant or in accord.
  • mix — to combine (substances, elements, things, etc.) into one mass, collection, or assemblage, generally with a thorough blending of the constituents.
  • cacophonous — If you describe a mixture of sounds as cacophonous, you mean that they are loud and unpleasant.
  • grating — a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
  • harsh — ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners.
  • inharmonious — not harmonious; discordant; unmelodious.
  • strident — making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges.
  • unmusical — not musical; deficient in melody, harmony, rhythm, or tone.
  • cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
  • disharmonic — lacking harmony; disharmonious; discordant.
  • disharmonious — inharmonious; discordant.
  • inharmonic — not harmonic; dissonant.
  • jangling — to produce a harsh, discordant sound, as two comparatively small, thin, or hollow pieces of metal hitting together: The charms on her bracelet jangle as she moves.
  • tuneless — unmelodious; unmusical.
  • melodious — of the nature of or characterized by melody; tuneful.

adjective dissonant

  • unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
  • cacophonic — Discordant.
  • conflicting — clashing; contradictory
  • different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
  • disagreeing — Present participle of disagree.
  • disconsonant — Not consonant; discordant.
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