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inharmonious

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inharmonious

1 not being in agreement or harmony

  • the inn bans young children because the owners believe that they are inharmonious with the quiet atmosphere other guests desire
Synonyms of inharmonious

clashing, conflicting, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, mutually exclusive, repugnant
Words Related to inharmonious

irreconcilable

antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), opposing, opposite
Phrases Synonymous with inharmonious

at odds, at variance
Near Antonyms of inharmonious

akin, like, similar
Antonyms of inharmonious

accordant, agreeing, compatible, concordant, conformable (to), congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correspondent (with or to), harmonious, nonconflicting

2 marked by or producing a harsh combination of sounds

  • a deliberately inharmonious piece of music in the modern idiom
Synonyms of inharmonious

cacophonous, discordant, dissonant, unmelodious, unmusical, unvocal
Words Related to inharmonious

blaring, clanging, clangorous, clashing, clattering, dinning, grating, harsh, jangling, jangly, jarring, metallic, noisy, raspy, raucous, scratching, screeching, shrill, squeaky, strident

disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing

atonal, off-key, tuneless

resounding, sonorous

clamorous, uproarious
Near Antonyms of inharmonious

dulcet, euphonious, mellifluent, mellifluous, mellow, melodic, sweet, tuneful

resonant, sonorous

quavering, trilling, warbling

agreeable, appealing, pleasant

cadenced, lilting, lyric, lyrical, rhythmic (or rhythmical)

chordal, harmonic, homophonic, orchestral, polyphonic (or polyphonous), symphonic, symphonious, tonal

calm, hushed

noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, still
Antonyms of inharmonious

harmonious, harmonizing, melodious, musical

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