at variance
Not in accord
At variance means in disagreement or conflict.
Two accounts that are at variance with each other don't match up: Her testimony was at variance with the physical evidence.
People can be at variance over an issue, and facts can be at variance with claims.
The phrase suggests incompatibility rather than mere difference.
Verbal clash over differences
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- debateFormal argument on issues
opposition · controversy · objection · dissension · discord · quarrel · difference · clash
Resistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
enmity · strife · discord · acrimony · feud · rivalry · contention · opposition
Lack of steady pattern
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- incongruityLack of harmony
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
divergence · deviation · difference · nonconformity · irregularity · incompatibility · discordance · conflict
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
debate · opposition · controversy · objection · dissension · discord · quarrel · difference · clash · conflict
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
animosity · enmity · strife · discord · acrimony · feud · rivalry · contention · opposition · clash
inconsistency
Lack of steady pattern
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- incongruityLack of harmony
- mismatchIncompatible combination
disparity · divergence · deviation · difference · nonconformity · irregularity · incompatibility · discordance · conflict · misalignment
at variancein harmony
In agreement together
in agreement · in accord · at one · in unison · of one mind
at varianceconsistent
Not varying or contradicting
in keeping · in line · congruent · compatible · aligned
vary, varied, variation, variable, varying, variant, variance, invariably, invariable