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