DISUNITY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

disunity

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈyü-nə-tē

Definition of disunity

as in discord

a lack of agreement or harmony troubling signs of disunity within the normally peaceful organization

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Recent Examples of disunity That could be good news for consumers, if OPEC disunity leads to higher supplies and falling prices. — Amy Myers Jaffe, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2026 One minute, the Earth’s citizens are pursuing their destinies in raucous, competitive disunity. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2025 So, what might those moments suggest for today’s era of disunity and discord? — Cardinal Blase Cupich, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025 Republicans say the Democratic disunity underscores the clear margin by which the GOP won the shutdown. — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 12 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disunity

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Noun

Officials say the attacks are intended to undermine support for Ukraine, spread fear and discord in European societies and drain investigative resources.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026
The disconnect between intent and impact could be sowing discord.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of discord

Noun

That’s a very helpful insight that will, hopefully, save the family from future strife.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
For as productive as Marte has been for Arizona, however, his time in a Diamondbacks uniform, particularly over the past few seasons, has been marked by strife with the organization, both internal and external.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of strife

Noun

That moisturizing combination can benefit dry, brittle strands, too, since better lubricated hair creates less friction—and potentially less tangling and mechanical breakage—during brushing and styling.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 28 Aug. 2026
Bridge’s rapid rise was driven by regions that featured high friction across borders, like Latin America.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of friction

Noun

Yet since she was rescued in bad shape in mid-July and transferred to the Ojai Raptor Center for treatment, schisms have formed.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
The lasting schism among religious groups would ultimately be linked to the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (1948) and that of Indira Gandhi (1984).

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of schism

Noun

Meanwhile, outside the five districts that Democrats hope to switch, there are safely Democratic districts where progressive candidates are jousting with mainstream rivals, a subset of the national party’s ideological conflict.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Add to this the conflict in the Middle East driving up gas prices, and the macroeconomic backdrop to back-to-school shopping is hardly optimal.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of conflict

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

Noun

Alongside analysts and external observers warning that Russia’s full-scale invasion could soon enter a more dangerous phase, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to escalate the war.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Iran is expanding its defense capabilities, an Iranian army commander said Wednesday, after much of the country’s equipment was degraded by US-Israeli strikes in the early days of the war.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of war

Noun

While there may be dissent about how much transparency is the right amount, no one thinks Warsh is going to deliver a lot of it Friday.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
Still, the safety committee voiced little dissent during Police Chief Estella Patterson’s initial presentation on July 14.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissent

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