INCONSONANCES Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

inconsonances

noun

plural of inconsonance

as in inconsistencies

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Noun

Immigration attorneys say minor inconsistencies in applications are increasingly triggering fraud findings, the denial of benefits and deportation proceedings.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky has called the consultant’s work an unfinished draft containing errors, inconsistencies, outdated information and data-validation problems.

— Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of inconsistencies

Noun

The movie sanitizes the past and removes its tang, its pungency, leaving a craving for contact with nature, with raw experience, with incongruities and accidents and anything but what fits, in lieu of such synthetic sophistication.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026
Both shows attempted to offer a perspective on authentic Italian style, with Milan's incongruities as an underlying theme.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of incongruities

Noun

Warfield, for her part, is passionate about the resulting blend, which mixes life-or-death struggles with minor squabbles and humanizes the insular world of the upper crust.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026
However, the business never turned a profit, failed to attract repeat customers and fell victim to internal squabbles.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of squabbles

Noun

The overtones of social significance are adroitly handled and make real sense in an era of tragic international quarrels.

— THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of quarrels

Noun

Riyadh said the discussions were aimed at keeping diplomatic channels open and preventing another escalation in hostilities.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
The conflict is now in its seventh month, and both countries seem a bit far apart on how to end hostilities.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostilities

Noun

There were messy confirmation fights over controversial Cabinet picks, the era of DOGE and back-and-forths over trade policy.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
In a preview of political fights to come over artificial intelligence, the data center industry is starting to spend money on elections for the first time.

— Theodore Schleifer, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of fights

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