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harmony

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of harmony

1 a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts

  • her face had an angelic harmony that fascinated the leading painters of her day
Synonyms of harmony

balance, coherence, concinnity, consonance, consonancy, orchestration, proportion, symmetry, symphony, unity
Words Related to harmony

coordination, correlation, correspondence, equalization, equilibrium, evenness, order, orderliness, regularity, uniformity
Near Antonyms of harmony

confusion, disorganization, dissonance, disturbance, tension

disconnectedness, disjointedness, incompatibility

irregularity, unevenness
Antonyms of harmony

asymmetry, discordance, disproportion, disunity, imbalance, incoherence, violence

2 peaceful coexistence

  • the apparent inability of the party's right and left wings to resolve their conflicts and live in harmony at least during the convention
Synonyms of harmony

chime, comity, compatibility, concord, peace
Words Related to harmony

amity, companionship, compatibleness, congeniality, fellowship, fraternization, friendship

collaboration, reciprocity, symbiosis

agreement, consensus, unanimity

cohesion, cohesiveness, unity

affinity, connection, empathy, kinship, oneness, rapport, solidarity, sympathy, understanding

peacefulness, sereneness, serenity, sweetness and light, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Near Antonyms of harmony

antagonism, antipathy, enmity, hatred, hostility, unfriendliness

alienation, breach, divorce, estrangement, rupture, schism, scission, severance

dissent, dissidence

anarchy, disorder, disturbance, strife, turmoil
Antonyms of harmony

conflict, discord, dissension (also dissention), variance

3 a state of consistency

  • for once, the kidsʼ idea of a vacation was in perfect harmony with their parentsʼ notion of total relaxation
Synonyms of harmony

accord, accordance, agreement, conformance, conformity, congruence, congruency, congruity, consonance, tune
Words Related to harmony

compatibility

assimilation, integration

oneness, solidarity, togetherness

affinity, empathy, sympathy
Near Antonyms of harmony

contrast, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, diverseness, diversity, unlikeness

deviance, divergence

discord, discordance, dissension (also dissention), dissent, dissidence, disunity, friction, strife

variability, variance

incompatibility
Antonyms of harmony

conflict, disagreement, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness

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