discording

verb

present participle of discord
as in conflicting
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the evangelist's lavish lifestyle discords with his professed religious beliefs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discording
  1. conflicting
  2. clashing
  3. colliding
Verb
  • Instead, the model decided to follow a conflicting directive in the benchmark instructions to post the results publicly to GitHub.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026
  • Eli Junior Kroupi Arsenal supporters may have conflicting memories of Kroupi.
    — Art de Roché, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of conflicting
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  • Some people were seen burning cars, breaking store windows and clashing with riot police, who used tear gas and water cannon to subdue them.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The final, which took place on Sunday, July 19, featured the tournament’s first-ever halftime show—and apparently, two of the performers were clashing backstage.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 20 July 2026
Definition of clashing
Verb
  • The main way that happens is by colliding electrons and their antimatter partners, positrons.
    — Matt von Hippel, Quanta Magazine, 29 July 2026
  • The storms are the result of cold air colliding with temperatures in the mid 90s, and a heat index of 106 degrees, forecasters say.
    — Mark Price July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
Definition of colliding
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“Discording.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discording. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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