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Disagreement

The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.

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Allowance 76% connected

Approval; approbation.

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Conflict 76% connected

A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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Confrontation 76% connected

Act of confrontating.

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Difference 76% connected

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…

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Discord 76% connected

Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and strife; disagreement; -- applied…

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Dispute 76% connected

To contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to reason; to debate; to altercate; to wra…

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Dissension 76% connected

Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisio…

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Dissent 76% connected

To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.

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Dissidence 76% connected

Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established religion.

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Disunity 76% connected

A state of separation or disunion; want of unity.

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Divide 76% connected

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Encounter 76% connected

To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile in…

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Leeway 76% connected

The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.

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Margin 76% connected

A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.

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Nonconformity 76% connected

Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worsh…

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Tolerance 76% connected

The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance.

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Conflict 76% connected

A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves.

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Difference 76% connected

The act of differing; the state or measure of being different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity; unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quali…

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Differ 74% connected

To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from.

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Differ 74% connected

To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be distinguished; -- with from.

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Discrepant 74% connected

Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.

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Discrepant 74% connected

Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.

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Discrepancy 92% connected

The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety.

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Dissension 92% connected

Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisio…

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Dissonance 92% connected

A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious combination of sounds; discord.

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Divergence 92% connected

Alt. of Divergency

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Variance 92% connected

The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

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Antonym 4

Accord 94% connected

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

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Accord 94% connected

Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action; harmony of mind; consent; assent.

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Agreement 94% connected

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…

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Agreement 94% connected

State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good agreement subsists among the mem…

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