discrepant

At odds with

Discrepant means inconsistent or at variance with something else.

Two accounts of an event are discrepant when they don't match up: The witness statements were discrepant on key details.

The word is somewhat formal, appearing more often in academic or investigative contexts than casual speech.

The noun form is discrepancy.

inconsistent

contradictory

Logically opposed to itself

mismatched · incongruous · irreconcilable · disagreeing · variance · disparity · deviation · difference · divergent · clashing

misfit

out of place

Not where it belongs

jarring · inconsonant · uncoordinated · improper · wrong · unfitting · inapt · inharmonious · discordant · alien

anomalous

aberrant

Departing from what's typical

outlier · deviant · exceptional · unexpected · surprising · odd · peculiar · off · erroneous · faulty

Opposites
agreement/consistency

discrepantconsistent

Not varying or contradicting

congruent · concordant · accordant · harmonious · agreeing

similarity/likeness

discrepantsimilar

Resembling another thing

alike · like · akin · identical · equivalent

Family

discrepancy, discrepancies

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G