disagreement
Lack of consensus
Disagreement is a difference of opinion or failure to agree: There was some disagreement about how to proceed.
It can range from mild difference to open conflict.
A disagreement between accounts or stories means they don't match up.
The word often softens what might otherwise be called an argument or dispute: We had a minor disagreement.
Verbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- rowLinear arrangement across
- squabbleTrivial noisy argument
altercation · wrangle · spat · tiff · bickering · clash · confrontation · set-to
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
tension · friction · animosity · enmity · acrimony · contention · opposition · standoff
Way things contrast
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- varianceSpread around the mean
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
contradiction · incongruity · mismatch · gap · differential · deviation · nonconformance · conflict
Expression of disapproval
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- demurralFormal expression of objection
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
resistance · defiance · rejection · contestation · challenge · remonstration · nonconcurrence · exception
Exchange of ideas
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- disputationFormal argumentative exchange
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
controversy · polemics · dialectic · dialogue · exchange · back-and-forth · give-and-take · parley
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
settlement · reconciliation · accord · understanding · rapprochement · truce · middle-ground · give-and-take
Absence of agreement
- disunityAbsence of accord
- divisionSplitting into parts
- dissensionConflict within a group
- disaccordState of disagreement
estrangement · alienation · polarization · factionalism · infighting · rupture · breach · split
dispute
Verbal clash over differences
squabble · altercation · wrangle · spat · tiff · bickering · clash · confrontation · set-to · falling-out
feud
Bitter ongoing rivalry
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
antagonism · tension · friction · animosity · enmity · acrimony · contention · opposition · standoff · impasse
difference
Way things contrast
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- varianceSpread around the mean
inconsistency · contradiction · incongruity · mismatch · gap · differential · deviation · nonconformance · conflict · clash
objection
Expression of disapproval
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- demurralFormal expression of objection
disapproval · resistance · defiance · rejection · contestation · challenge · remonstration · nonconcurrence · exception · reservation
discussion
Exchange of ideas
- deliberationCareful weighing of choices
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- disputationFormal argumentative exchange
argumentation · controversy · polemics · dialectic · dialogue · exchange · back-and-forth · give-and-take · parley · negotiation
compromise
Agreement through mutual sacrifice
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- conciliationResolving disputes through dialogue
negotiation · settlement · reconciliation · accord · understanding · rapprochement · truce · middle-ground · give-and-take · trade-off
disharmony
Absence of agreement
- disunityAbsence of accord
- divisionSplitting into parts
- dissensionConflict within a group
disaccord · estrangement · alienation · polarization · factionalism · infighting · rupture · breach · split · fracture
- social interactiongreeting, hello, goodbye, hi, bye
- argumentsargument, arguing, bickering, dispute, claim
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- relationship problemsaffair, disloyalty, adultery, unfaithfulness, cheating
- squabblesspat, tiff, quarrel, bickering, squabble
- verbal fightsargument, quarrel, dispute, confrontation, shouting match
disagreementagreement
Shared position between parties
consensus · unanimity · concurrence · accord · like-mindedness
disagreementagreement
Shared position between parties
consensus · acceptance · acquiescence · compliance · assent
- petty disagreementMinor conflict over trivialities
- moral disagreementDispute about rightness