1
as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
at present, the living room lacks consonance because all of the furniture is on one side
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
in good writing there is always consonance of thought and expression, as the use of simple words for simple thoughts
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Recent Examples of consonance
The song amounts to a masterpiece not just in how images move within the restricted space of a pop song, but also in rhyme and off-rhyme and consonance.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Dissonance dissolves into consonance, consonance is drowned in dissonance.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The simile is novel and yet the sort of thing a young woman would think; there is assonance and consonance seesawing across the sentence, which is slow and gorgeous rather than quick and thrilling.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The Summit for Democracy—the global gathering of democratic government leaders, civil society, and the business community—would be an obvious venue for the United States to work with allies on hostage diplomacy, given its threat to human rights and consonance with authoritarianism.
—Danielle Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2022
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
Dissonance dissolves into consonance, consonance is drowned in dissonance.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
The simile is novel and yet the sort of thing a young woman would think; there is assonance and consonance seesawing across the sentence, which is slow and gorgeous rather than quick and thrilling.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The Summit for Democracy—the global gathering of democratic government leaders, civil society, and the business community—would be an obvious venue for the United States to work with allies on hostage diplomacy, given its threat to human rights and consonance with authoritarianism.
—Danielle Gilbert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consonance
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The resulting houses built on Prickly Mountain are unusual and not especially concerned with symmetry, but the lines are clean nevertheless.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The results showed that TERS is sensitive to the symmetry of local environments.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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In practice, the remaining payments would most likely be handled in accordance to the probate and intestacy laws of a claimant’s state.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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The Chinese navy and China Coast Guard carry out activities in relevant waters in strict accordance with China's domestic laws and international law.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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Seamless transitions from your living room to the lawn; chef-grade kitchens wrapped in natural flagstone, firepits that bring families together and architectural harmony that makes your home feel twice as large.—
Rosehill Gardens,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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However, in the Chinese practice of Feng Shui–which is the art of achieving balance and harmony through the arrangement of buildings, furniture, and other objects in your environment—south-facing orientation is a good thing.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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Depardon received permission to film such interviews at a courthouse in Paris (with the accord of individual suspects).—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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The accord was announced by the Association of Flight Attendants, the union that represents the regional carrier’s flight attendants.—
Jordan Parker
Aviation,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The pleasant orchestration becomes a scream as Censori pulls out a cake in the same scarlet as her latex.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Musical is directed by Alex Timbers, with a book by John Logan, choreography by Sonya Tayeh and music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Justin Levine.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Feb. 2026
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Both demonstrate a compelling understanding of proportion and materiality, with a clarity of vision that feels highly relevant for the contemporary luxury landscape.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some called it a betrayal of Shakespearean proportions.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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If using a front-load or top-load washer, add some white bath towels to help keep the washer from becoming off-balance.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
17 Feb. 2026
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Since there are far too many variables that go into a knife’s design—handle shape, blade shape, weight, balance, material, and so on— determining which knife is the best knife is fundamentally impossible.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Consonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consonance. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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