discordant
Not in harmony
Discordant means lacking harmony or agreement.
Discordant sounds clash unpleasantly—notes that don't belong together, voices that grate against each other.
The word extends to any jarring mismatch: a discordant note in an otherwise cheerful gathering, discordant opinions among the committee members.
Something discordant disrupts an expected unity.
Lack of harmony
- cacophonyHarsh, clashing sounds
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
atonal · off-key · unmelodious · strident · clashing · screeching · raucous · din
Violent disagreement or collision
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
strife · disagreement · antagonism · contention · dissension · schism · rift · opposition
Incompatible combination
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- incompatibilityUnable to function together
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
divergence · disparity · contradiction · variance · misalignment · imbalance · irregularity · incongruence
Mild persistent worry
- strainExcessive stretching force
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- edginessRestless nervous tension
agitation · turmoil · disquiet · unsettledness · restlessness · turbulence · volatility · unrest
dissonance
Lack of harmony
harsh · atonal · off-key · unmelodious · strident · clashing · screeching · raucous · din · noise
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
feud · strife · disagreement · antagonism · contention · dissension · schism · rift · opposition · animosity
mismatch
Incompatible combination
- inconsistencyLack of steady pattern
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
- incompatibilityUnable to function together
anomaly · divergence · disparity · contradiction · variance · misalignment · imbalance · irregularity · incongruence · disjunction
unease
Mild persistent worry
- strainExcessive stretching force
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
edginess · agitation · turmoil · disquiet · unsettledness · restlessness · turbulence · volatility · unrest · disturbance
- incompatibilityoil and water, chalk and cheese, apples and oranges, mismatch, clash
- bad soundsoff-key, off-pitch, pitchy, sour note, dissonant
- art adjectivesbold, bright, colorful, dark, delicate
- loud criesscream, screech, shriek, yell, howl
- loud soundsloud, scream, yell, thunderous, screaming
- out of placemisfit, odd, misplaced, unsuitable, unfitting
discordantharmonious
Pleasingly in accord
melodious · consonant · euphonious · dulcet · mellifluous
discordantconcordant
In harmony together
harmonious · agreeable · compatible · agreeing · consonant