disharmonic

Definition of disharmonicnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disharmonic
Adjective
  • Precisely for this reason, what is particularly important is the undertone of the brown lipstick, which can be pinkish or orange to create a continuum with the complexion, avoiding creating disharmonious contrasts.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
  • From the start — before the start — Leicester’s season has been disharmonious, with the threat of a points deduction hanging over them, Enzo Maresca leaving for Chelsea in early June, Steve Cooper, his replacement, lasting five months and Ruud van Nistelrooy now the conductor of catastrophe.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Symptoms from an unbalanced gut aren’t limited to your stomach and digestive system.
    Rena Goldman, Health, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In the short track 500 meters, Santos-Griswold made it to the semifinal, only to hit an inside block with her skate and become unbalanced and fall behind.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • For sixteen hours a week, Valentine hopes to share some melody in a place that, for some, can feel inharmonious.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 24 July 2021
Adjective
  • The arc evolved from inharmonic drones and swoops to a stretch of rolling, arpeggiated waves reminiscent of musical minimalism, and then back again.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2019
  • The stimuli included harmonic sounds and inharmonic sounds (produced by shifting some frequencies of a previously harmonic sound), and sounds with beating and without.
    ScienceNow, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2012
Adjective
  • For perspective, the help-seeking rate for those with disordered eating or eating disorders in the general population is between 32% and 40%.
    Emily Hemendinger, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Valieva’s coach, Eteri Tutberidze, is one of the most prominent figures in a coaching culture that has long been criticized for prioritizing thinness, disordered eating, and early peak performance over athletes’ well-being.
    Jasmine Wynn, Time, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Policymakers globally are increasingly worried that the unequal adoption of AI risks widening income and development gaps between rich and poor countries.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And mixed-gender formats can still be subject to unequal dynamics.
    Christie Aschwanden, The Atlantic, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Cinematographer Adolpho Velso captures their saber-rattling with soft lighting and asymmetric framing that, fittingly, comes across as both warm and oddly alienating.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
  • These forms work particularly well in libraries, drawing rooms, and studies, their relaxed lines lending themselves to more fluid, asymmetrical floor plans.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • There can’t be too many quotes attributed to such an incongruous triumvirate, but then there are few instruments as polarizing as the squeeze-box.
    Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026
  • That apparently incongruous collection of statistics captures the befuddling nature of this rollercoaster season.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Disharmonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disharmonic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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