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adjective in·har·mo·ni·ous \ ˌin-(ˌ)här-ˈmō-nē-əs \

Definition of inharmonious

1 :not harmonious :discordant

2 :not fitting or congenial :conflicting

inharmonious personalities

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inharmoniously

adverb

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inharmoniousness

noun

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Examples of inharmonious in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of inharmonious

1662

inharmonious Synonyms

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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