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

The Administration has already undermined the agreement in many ways, experts tell TIME, citing the discord in February, when the bloc had to freeze the implementation of the agreement after Trump made additional tariff threats.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 9 July 2026
The transfer of the Chelsea art space is only the epilogue for Marlborough’s multi-year breakdown—the gallery’s closure in 2024 came after years of escalating strife and discord.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026

Definition of discord

Noun

The transfer of the Chelsea art space is only the epilogue for Marlborough’s multi-year breakdown—the gallery’s closure in 2024 came after years of escalating strife and discord.

— News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
When her parents — the wonderful June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott — fall into professional reputational strife, the family is forced to relocate to Seattle to rebuild their lives.

— Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 6 July 2026

Definition of strife

Noun

The 61-year-old was treated in Greece for neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, after a sudden cabin depressurization triggered oxygen masks and a rapid descent.

— Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
However, funding that future remains a point of intense friction.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

Definition of friction

Noun

The Vatican said dialogue was offered to the group ahead of the schism and that the step of ordaining bishops without ⁠church approval was considered so grave that excommunication was automatic.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026
Parishioners at Saint Agnes said they were saddened by the schism and would continue to pray for a united church.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of schism

Noun

The oil crisis brought on by the conflict in Iran has also boosted demand for China’s clean energy technology such as batteries and electric vehicles, as major energy importers have sought ways to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
This puts the big conflict of the episode into a different sort of relief.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 July 2026

Definition of conflict

Noun

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
The songs bounce from discordance and disorientation to harmoniousness and repose — even in the uneasy moments, the songs don't sink.

— Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Definition of discordance

Noun

The group believes the Iranian regime has ramped up executions under the cover of war.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The announcement comes as rising geopolitical tensions, including wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, spur governments to rearm and reinvest in domestic industrial capacity.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of war

Noun

They are accused of encouraging dissent against the regime and were convicted of broad charges of corruption, CNN’s Isobel Yeung reports.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
This is the third round of arrests linked to independent bookstores after similar operations in March and June that were widely seen as stifling dissent in the Asian financial hub.

— Kanis Leung, Fortune, 16 July 2026

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