disharmonious
Not in accord
Disharmonious describes things that clash or fail to blend well together.
Musical notes that grate against each other are disharmonious, as are colors that fight rather than complement.
The word extends to relationships and situations marked by conflict or discord: The meeting grew disharmonious as factions argued over funding.
Less common than its synonym discordant.
Lacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
strident · harsh · off-key · atonal · unmelodic · tuneless · screeching · clanging
Not fitting together properly
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- discrepantNot in agreement
- out-of-placeNot fitting the surroundings
unsuitable · misaligned · contradictory · unbalanced · asymmetrical · uncoordinated · ill-fitting · incoherent
Striking with discord
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
- discordLack of agreement
antagonism · dispute · contention · dissension · feuding · acrimony · hostility · animosity
discordant
Lacking musical agreement
- dissonantLacking harmonic agreement
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
grating · strident · harsh · off-key · atonal · unmelodic · tuneless · screeching · clanging · clashing
mismatched
Not fitting together properly
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- discrepantNot in agreement
out-of-place · unsuitable · misaligned · contradictory · unbalanced · asymmetrical · uncoordinated · ill-fitting · incoherent · disparate
clashing
Striking with discord
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
discord · antagonism · dispute · contention · dissension · feuding · acrimony · hostility · animosity · divisive
disharmoniousharmonious
Pleasingly in accord
consonant · melodious · euphonious · tuneful · harmonic
disharmoniousharmonious
Pleasingly in accord
compatible · concordant · unified · amicable · agreeable
disharmoniousharmonious
Pleasingly in accord
balanced · unified · congruent · complementary · integrated
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