DISACCORD Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of disaccord

as in discord

a lack of agreement or harmony the perennial question of whether there's an irreconcilable disaccord between science and religion

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disaccord

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verb

ˌdis-ə-ˈkȯrd

as in to conflict

to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably national security measures that disaccord with our cherished right to free expression

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Noun

A throw toward the center and then, at times, a lateral backwards to create discord among the secondaries and then race downfield.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 4 Nov. 2026
To use isolated instances of interpersonal discord as a pretext to strip 18 distinct counties of their democratic home rule is a severe structural overreaction.

— Eric Wargotz, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of discord

Noun

And so my conversation with Noah centered on the idea of a space where there would be a discordance between what the physical space looked like and what was happening emotionally in that room.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Part of that discordance might be the fact that as a genre, rock has historically been difficult to define.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2025

Definition of discordance

Verb

Police detained three people after some demonstrators clashed with officers outside the court complex.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Stevens supported El-Sayed after the primary, but the two have clashed publicly in the days ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

— Theodoric Meyer, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of clash

Noun

Unlike conventional visual simulations, these environments incorporate physical properties such as object mass and friction, allowing robots to learn how objects respond to contact and movement.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
But this friction should also limit the angle between the planets’ orbits.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of friction

Noun

Faced with domestic outrage, mass protests, and internal dissent, the administration’s response was defined by administrative paralysis and rhetorical equivocation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
The pressure against the paper continued to build over the course of the war with Ukraine as a clampdown against dissent deepened.

— Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

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