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
Noun
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Her features are strange and unexpected—and all the more compelling for their divergence from the usual tidy symmetries.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Yes, doctors need specific reasons to justify orders written in accordance with rules made by the insurance industry.—
Mark Ryan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 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
Noun
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The name signifies wellbeing and incorporates the belief that living a good life depends on the alignment of mind, body, and soul in harmony with nature.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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No matter what happens, good feelings and harmony with others will create a feeling of pulling together to get things done.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
5 Mar. 2026
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Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé unveiled a major reshufflng of his cabinet on Tuesday, retaining just five ministers in a new government largely consisting of untested figures endorsed by political parties and groups that recently signed a sweeping national accord.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé unveiled a major reshuffling of his cabinet on Tuesday, retaining just five ministers in a new government largely consisting of untested figures endorsed by political parties and groups that recently signed a sweeping national accord.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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But to him, even those ambiguities have been drafted into a mythology that treats uncertainty as proof of orchestration.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Mar. 2026
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Alex Timbers directs, with a book by John Logan, choreography by Sonya Tayeh and music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Justin Levine.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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Styling a pair of sweats is often a game of balance and proportions.—
Antonio Fuentes,
Glamour,
10 Mar. 2026
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Selfies often turn out with the wrong angle and don’t capture the proportions of your face quite right.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Italy starter Michael Lorenzen allowed two hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings to keep the Americans off balance.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Techa Tungateja/Getty Images Elevated living costs, growing credit card balances and lingering financial strain from the past few years have pushed many borrowers to reconsider their debt strategies right now.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Consonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consonance. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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