Synonyms of discordance

discordance

noun

di-ˈskȯr-dᵊn(t)s 

1

as in discord

a lack of agreement or harmony

there was a real discordance between the tough guys that the actor played in the movies and the softy that he was in real life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discord
• discordancy
• friction
• strife
• conflict
• war
• schism
• dissent
• warfare
• division
• clash
• dissonance
• variance
• disharmony
• dispute
• disunity
• infighting
• dissension
• hostility
• altercation
• inharmony
• disagreement
• disunion
• divide
• dissidence
• disaccord
• contention
• argument
• collision
• debate
• fissure
• fight
• quarrel
• competition
• inconsistency
• incongruence
• incongruity
• brawl
• incompatibility
• bicker
• spat
• squabble
• antagonism
• falling-out
• animosity
• run-in
• tiff
• enmity
• rancor
• wrangle
• inconsistence
• mix-up
• row
• antipathy
• cold war
• incongruousness
• jar
• scrap
• ill will
• hassle
• inharmoniousness
• inconsonance
• miff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agreement
• harmony
• peace
• concordance
• accord
• cooperation
• concord
• concurrence

2

as in noise

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

the jarring discordance coming from the garage where the band was rehearsing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noise
• roar
• rattle
• chatter
• commotion
• cacophony
• racket
• din
• clatter
• clamor
• blare
• bruit
• discord
• clangor
• dissonance
• babel
• brawl
• bluster
• bang
• decibel(s)
• katzenjammer
• bowwow
• tumult
• rumpus
• hubbub
• hullabaloo
• boom
• uproar
• furor
• hurly-burly
• jangle
• blast
• crash
• clap
• crack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silence
• still
• stillness
• quiet
• lull
• calm
• hush
• silentness
• quietude
• serenity
• tranquility

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of discordance

Luckily, director Kate Dumoulin helps smooth over much of the discordance. — Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025

Editors’ Picks An editor at Fast Company, a magazine about business, technology and design, was among the first to notice the discordance. — Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 4 May 2025

Many of the tunes including sprawling intros and jam sessions, all melded together with discordance, reverb and instrumental solos. — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2025

But All in the Family still stands up, and the right/wrong and hero/villain discordance between Archie and Meathead is central to its resilience. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019