inharmonious

in·har·mo·ni·ous

adj \-ˈmō-nē-əs\

Definition of INHARMONIOUS

1

: not harmonious : discordant

2

: not fitting or congenial : conflicting <inharmonious personalities>

— in·har·mo·ni·ous·ly adverb

— in·har·mo·ni·ous·ness noun

Examples of INHARMONIOUS

1. <the inn bans young children because the owners believe that they are inharmonious with the quiet atmosphere other guests desire>
2. <a deliberately inharmonious piece of music in the modern idiom>

First Known Use of INHARMONIOUS

1662

Related to INHARMONIOUS

Synonyms: clashing, conflicting, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsonant, inconsistent, mutually exclusive, repugnant

Antonyms: accordant, agreeing, compatible, concordant, conformable (to), congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correspondent (with or to), harmonious, nonconflicting

Related Words: irreconcilable; antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), opposing, opposite

Near Antonyms: akin, like, similar

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Rhymes with INHARMONIOUS

acrimonious, Apollonius, ceremonious, disharmonious, parsimonious, sanctimonious