as in strifes
a lack of agreement or harmony
the discord between two of the members threatened to tear our team of researchers apart
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as in conflicts
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 discords
April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.
—Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Noun
Your dedicated Slack channels, private discords and endless Reddit threads.
—April Uchitel, Flow Space, 6 Aug. 2025
In every case, physical science, which is based on the evidence reported by these limited and limiting senses, eventually leaves us stranded with the conviction that sickness, accidents, and disasters – discords of every description, regardless of the apparent cause – are real and inevitable.
—Lisa Rennie Sytsma, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discords
Verb
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In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Intuitive Surgical also conflicts with our recent initiation of Johnson & Johnson, which is seeking to enter the robotic surgery market.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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China may be happy to deflect these frictions and gain goodwill with Trump by showing its recent diplomacy with Iran as part of a good-faith effort to help Washington end the war.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Spoken words, brisk rhythms, and the pleasurable frictions of dissonance all remained frothy and intact.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Azure Blue Azure blue also clashes with the warm, 3000K, soft white bulb that most of us prefer for a relaxing soak.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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Go-getter Mars also clashes with Uranus today, creating a restless, impulsive undercurrent that can be difficult to ignore.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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But over the past decade or so, major schisms have emerged.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the same time, however, the study documented dimming events including in Ukraine and Gaza as wars unfolded, in Venezuela as the economy collapsed, and in parts of Europe when governments enacted energy conservation mandates following the Russia-Ukraine war.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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If things go according to sales agents’ plans, the bidding wars will flow as freely as the rosé.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
12 May 2026
Noun
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No one person has incited violence, created divisions and preached hatred more than the current resident of the White House.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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The other eight divisions remain 32 teams and single elimination.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In late April, the Fed voted again to hold but saw four dissents, the highest since 1992.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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Those officials — Fed presidents Beth Hammack of Cleveland, Lorie Logan of Dallas and Neel Kashkari of Minneapolis — said in statements detailing their dissents that the Fed is not being forthcoming about the growing chances of a rate hike.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Through all these inconsistencies, absences, dissonances, and contradictions, an overarching coherence emerges.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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From Zehetmair’s searching dissonances, the SPCO moved into Brahms’ Double Concerto, performed by concertmaster Steven Copes and principal cello Julie Albers.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Discords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discords. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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