discordant

Adjective

1. not in agreement or harmony; “views discordant with present-day ideas”
   • Antonyms
     • accordant
   • Similar to
     • at variance
     • discrepant
     • dissonant
     • dissentious
     • divisive
     • factious
   • Related
     • disagree
     • disaccord
     • discord
     • discord
     • discordance
2. lacking in harmony
   • Synonyms
     • disharmonious
     • dissonant
     • inharmonic
   • Similar to
     • inharmonious
     • unharmonious
   • Related
     • dissonance
     • disagree
     • disaccord
     • discord
     • discordance
     • discord

• discordant - LookUp Adjective

1. disagreeing or incongruous the principle of meritocracy is discordant with claims of inherited worth

characterized by quarreling and conflict a study of children in discordant homes

1. (of sounds) harsh and jarring because of a lack of harmony bombs, guns, and engines mingled in discordant sound

2. Biology (of a matched pair of subjects, especially twins) not having the same trait or disease studies with data from discordant twins will be useful to confirm our findings

Origin

late Middle English: from Old French descordant, present participle of descorder (see discord)

Thesaurus

Adjective

1. the messages from Washington and London were discordant

Similar Words: in disagreement at variance at odds disagreeing differing divergent discrepant contradictory contrary in conflict conflicting opposite opposed opposing clashing incompatible inconsistent irreconcilable inconsonant incongruous oppugnant

Opposites: in agreement harmonious compatible

1. discordant sounds

Similar Words: inharmonious unharmonious unmelodic unmusical tuneless off-key dissonant harsh jarring grating jangling jangly strident shrill screeching screechy cacophonous sharp flat absonant horrisonant

Opposites: harmonious dulcet