DISAGREEMENT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISAGREEMENT?

Need another word that means the same as “disagreement”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “disagreement” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Disagreement” are: discrepancy, divergence, variance, dissension, dissonance, dissent, lack of agreement, difference of opinion, dispute, argument, debate, quarrel, wrangle, squabble, altercation, disputation, war of words, contretemps, misunderstanding, difference, dissimilarity, variation, disparity, dissimilitude, unlikeness

Disagreement as a Noun

Definitions of "Disagreement" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “disagreement” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing.
• A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.
• Lack of consensus or approval.
• A conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters.
• Lack of consistency or correspondence.

Synonyms of "Disagreement" as a noun (25 Words)

altercation	Noisy quarrel. I had an altercation with the ticket collector.
argument	An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. The editor added the argument to the poem.
contretemps	An awkward clash. The hotel had to deal with more than one contretemps before the end of the night.
debate	A discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal. There has been much debate about prices.
difference	A variation that deviates from the standard or norm. His support made a real difference.
difference of opinion	A variation that deviates from the standard or norm.
discrepancy	An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. There s a discrepancy between your account and his.
disparity	Inequality or difference in some respect. The arrangements could lead to disparity of treatment between companies.
disputation	Debate or argument. Promoting consensus rather than disputation.
dispute	A disagreement or argument. An industrial dispute.
dissension	Disagreement that leads to discord. These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.
dissent	The act of protesting a public often organized manifestation of dissent. He was sent off for dissent.
dissimilarity	The quality of being dissimilar. The similarity or dissimilarity between humans and other animals.
dissimilitude	Dissimilarity or diversity.
dissonance	The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience. An unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles.
divergence	A variation that deviates from the standard or norm. A growing divergence of opinion.
lack of agreement	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
misunderstanding	A disagreement or quarrel. He left the army after a slight misunderstanding with his commanding officer.
quarrel	A reason for disagreement with a person, group, or principle. We have no quarrel with the people of the country only with the dictator.
squabble	A quarrel about petty points. Family squabbles.
unlikeness	Dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness.
variance	The quality of being subject to variation. A zoning variance.
variation	A deviation of a celestial body from its mean orbit or motion. He makes the preparation for his variation with utmost care and accuracy.
war of words	A legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply.
wrangle	An instance of intense argument (as in bargaining. An insurance wrangle is holding up compensation payments.

Usage Examples of "Disagreement" as a noun

• Disagreements between parents and adolescents.
• There was some disagreement about the details.
• Disagreement between the results of the two assessments.

Associations of "Disagreement" (30 Words)

argument	An independent variable associated with a function or proposition and determining its value For example in the expression y F x x the arguments of the function F are x and x and the value is y. There is a strong argument for submitting a formal appeal.
cacophony	A loud harsh or strident noise. A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.
conflict	Be in conflict. The date for the match conflicted with a religious festival.
controversy	Prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion. The design of the building has caused controversy.
cracked	Used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure. The captain was screaming orders in a cracked baritone.
din	A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise. A runner up he dinned into them was a loser.
disagree	Disapprove of. The two approaches disagree about how to explain the decentralization in the 1960s and early 70s.
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disconcert	Disturb the composure of; unsettle. The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
discord	A single note dissonant with another. The music faded in discord.
discordant	(of a matched pair of subjects, especially twins) not having the same trait or disease. The operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities.
discrepancy	A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. There s a discrepancy between your account and his.
discrepant	Not in accord. The reasons for these discrepant results are unclear.
dissension	Disagreement that leads to discord. These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.
dissonance	Lack of agreement or harmony between people or things. A session full of jangling dissonances.
dissonant	Lacking harmony. Irregular dissonant chords.
divergence	A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. A fundamental divergence of attitude.
divisive	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. The highly divisive issue of abortion.
factious	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. A factious country.
fight	Be engaged in a fight carry on a fight. The team was full of fight.
incompatible	(of two people) unable to live together harmoniously. All four prototype camcorders used special tapes and were incompatible with each other.
inconsistency	The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
inharmonious	Not in harmony. An inharmonious or incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
opposition	A body of people united in opposing something. The opposition between practical and poetic language.
quarrel	Have a disagreement over something. She made the mistake of picking a quarrel with John.
racket	A snowshoe resembling a racket. A squash racket.
raspy	Unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound. His voice was raspy from days of non stop campaigning.
strife	Bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension. Strife within the community.
struggle	Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. Passengers struggle with bags and briefcases.
wrestle	Force (someone) into a particular position or place by grappling with them. She wrestled the keys out of the ignition.