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Dissonant

Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.

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Discordant 84% connected

Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Discordant 84% connected

Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Inharmonious 84% connected

Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inharmonious 84% connected

Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unharmonious 84% connected

Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Unharmonious 84% connected

Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dissonance 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Dissonance 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

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Discordant 92% connected

Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Discrepant 92% connected

Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Disharmonious 92% connected

Unharmonious; discordant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Inharmonic 92% connected

Alt. of Inharmonical

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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