Entry Word: harmonize

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to form a pleasing relationship <the color of the walls harmonized nicely with the blue tones in the carpet>

Synonyms agree, blend, conform, coordinate

Related Words balance, correlate, correspond, dovetail, match; meet, parallel; bond, coalesce, cohere, conjoin, fuse, merge, square, tally

Near Antonyms contradict, contrast, counter, differ, diverge, jar; cancel (out), counteract, negate, offset

Antonyms clash, collide, conflict

2 to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences <an attempt to harmonize the New Testament version of events with the accounts of the ancient Romans>

Synonyms accommodate, conciliate, conform, coordinate, key, reconcile

Related Words adapt, attune, tune; blend, combine, connect, correlate, dovetail, fit, fuse, integrate, join, match, merge, orchestrate, pair, square, suit, synchronize, synthesize, unify, unite; align, arrange, array, balance, equalize, even, order, proportion, regularize, standardize

Near Antonyms confuse, disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, skew, upset

Antonyms alienate, disjoin

3 to be in agreement on every point <interrogated in separate rooms, the two burglary suspects gave stories that didnʼt harmonize at all> — see check 1