as in conflicting
not being in agreement or harmony
widely discrepant conclusions on the impact the real estate development would have on the local environment
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Recent Examples of discrepant
There's discrepant information on crossbars, but none of the photos or setup instructions show them.
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New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
Too many protagonists with discrepant stories.
—Nick Newman, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
There, an impromptu Patriot militia, farmers, teens, craftsmen, and adventurers, discrepant in character, whipped General Burgoyne’s army and threw the Brits into a tizzy.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 July 2024
Review the sources used below for this article: Nat Food. Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts
Cancer.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
These discrepant views—these concepts of penguins—are the kind of information researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, elicited from participants in a study that was published last month.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
This year would be a good time to ask, as Silver Oak turns 50, with a look back at the brand’s seemingly discrepant (but in reality, brilliant) consistency in style against a background of constant innovation.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 22 May 2022
Brands, too, could incorporate new rules into their standards in discrepant and conflicting ways, amassing more work for suppliers.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025
Too many protagonists with discrepant stories.
—Nick Newman, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
There, an impromptu Patriot militia, farmers, teens, craftsmen, and adventurers, discrepant in character, whipped General Burgoyne’s army and threw the Brits into a tizzy.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 July 2024
Review the sources used below for this article: Nat Food. Vegans, vegetarians, fish-eaters and meat-eaters in the UK show discrepant environmental impacts
Cancer.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 20 May 2024
These discrepant views—these concepts of penguins—are the kind of information researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, elicited from participants in a study that was published last month.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
This year would be a good time to ask, as Silver Oak turns 50, with a look back at the brand’s seemingly discrepant (but in reality, brilliant) consistency in style against a background of constant innovation.
—Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 22 May 2022
Brands, too, could incorporate new rules into their standards in discrepant and conflicting ways, amassing more work for suppliers.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrepant
Adjective
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Poor communication between teams pursuing conflicting goals, actions that contradict core objectives, failing oversight and any number of other wire-crossings can have serious consequences.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Both the union and company have made conflicting statements since then, saying the other has refused to meet.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Many objected to the movie’s inconsistent mythology, weak character development, fundamental changes to the persona of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), and an overall lack of coherent world-building across Abrams and Johnson’s two incongruous installments.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026
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The Sentinel story published earlier this month featured both Gavi’s and Bastien’s cases as examples of Florida’s inconsistent approach to dealing with nurses who received degrees from roughly two dozen schools that sold fake nursing degrees to more than 7,000 people over the past several years.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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“Discrepant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrepant. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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