discrepancy
Gap between accounts
A discrepancy is a difference between things that should match or agree but don't.
You might find a discrepancy between two accounts of the same event, or between the amount of cash in a register and what the receipts show.
There's a discrepancy between what he said and what actually happened.
The word often implies that something is wrong or needs explanation—discrepancies in financial records, for instance, suggest errors or possible fraud.
Incompatible combination
- varianceSpread around the mean
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- incongruenceLack of agreement
- misalignmentImproper positioning relative to reference
discordance · disagreement · contradiction · incompatibility · nonconformity · asymmetry · imbalance · dissonance
Change from a norm
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- departureAct of going away
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
outlier · irregularity · difference · shift · variance · fluctuation · drift · skew
Lack of precision
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- faultImperfection or blame
blunder · misstatement · misreport · miscount · typo · erratum · slip · omission
Absence of shared opinion
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- conflictOpposition between parties
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
debate · objection · challenge · contestation · questioning · opposition · protest · quarrel
mismatch
Incompatible combination
- varianceSpread around the mean
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- incongruenceLack of agreement
misalignment · discordance · disagreement · contradiction · incompatibility · nonconformity · asymmetry · imbalance · dissonance · irregularity
variation
Change from a norm
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- departureAct of going away
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
anomaly · outlier · irregularity · difference · shift · variance · fluctuation · drift · skew · distortion
inaccuracy
Lack of precision
- miscalculationError in estimation
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- mistakeWrong action or decision
fault · blunder · misstatement · misreport · miscount · typo · erratum · slip · omission · flaw
disagreement
Absence of shared opinion
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- conflictOpposition between parties
argument · debate · objection · challenge · contestation · questioning · opposition · protest · quarrel · contradiction
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, aberration, irregularity, oddity
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
- inconsistenciesinconsistency, contradiction, mismatch, disparity, variance
- financial errorsbilling error, bank error, calculation error, rounding error, math error
- inequalitiesinequality, inequity, disparities, wealth gap, income gap
- audit findingsdeficiency, exception, issue, weakness, misstatement
discrepancyagreement
Shared position between parties
correspondence · match · accord · harmony · congruity
discrepancyconsistency
Reliable adherence to standards
agreement · concurrence · uniformity · accordance · coherence