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

Need another word that means the same as “discord”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “discord” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Discord” are: discordance, strife, dissension, conflict, friction, hostility, dissonance, lack of harmony, disharmony, cacophony, disaccord, disagree

Discord as a Noun

Definitions of "Discord" as a noun

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

• Strife resulting from a lack of agreement.
• A chord which (in conventional harmonic terms) is regarded as unpleasing or requiring resolution by another.
• Lack of harmony between notes sounding together.
• Lack of agreement or harmony.
• A single note dissonant with another.
• A harsh mixture of sounds.
• Disagreement among those expected to cooperate.
• Any interval except unison, an octave, a perfect fifth or fourth, a major or minor third and sixth, or their octaves.
• Disagreement between people.
• Lack of agreement or harmony between things.

Synonyms of "Discord" as a noun (10 Words)

cacophony	A loud harsh or strident noise. A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.
conflict	A disagreement or argument about something important. This form of conflict is essential to Mann s writing.
discordance	A harsh mixture of sounds. Fast songs can go through slow phases and minor keys and discordance may be employed.
disharmony	Lack of harmony or agreement. We will become evermore a nation of social disharmony.
dissension	Disagreement that leads to discord. These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.
dissonance	Disagreeable sounds. The party faithful might be willing to put up with such dissonance among their candidates.
friction	The action of one surface or object rubbing against another. The friction of braking.
hostility	A hostile (very unfriendly) disposition. Their hostility to all outsiders.
lack of harmony	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
strife	Trouble or difficulty of any kind. Decades of civil strife.

Usage Examples of "Discord" as a noun

• A prosperous family who showed no signs of discord.
• The music faded in discord.
• The discord between indigenous and Western cultures.

Discord as a Verb

Definitions of "Discord" as a verb

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

• (of things) be different.
• Be different from one another.
• (of people) disagree.

Synonyms of "Discord" as a verb (2 Words)

disaccord	Disagree; be at variance. This disaccords with the precise date.
disagree	Have or express a different opinion. The sea crossing disagreed with her.

Usage Examples of "Discord" as a verb

• We discorded commonly on two points.
• The party's views were apt to discord with those of the leading members of the government.

Associations of "Discord" (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. The editor added the argument to the poem.
cacophony	A loud harsh or strident noise. A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.
conflict	Be in conflict. Regional conflicts.
controversy	A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. The announcement ended a protracted controversy.
cracked	Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. You must think my family are cracked.
din	Make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition. The sound dinned irritatingly into Marian s head.
disagree	Have or express a different opinion. The sea crossing disagreed with her.
disagreement	Lack of consensus or approval. There was some disagreement about the details.
discomfit	Make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed. He was not noticeably discomfited by her tone.
disconcert	Cause to feel embarrassment. The abrupt change of subject disconcerted her.
discordant	Disagreeing or incongruous. The operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant qualities.
discrepancy	An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. There s a discrepancy between your account and his.
discrepant	Not in accord. Widely discrepant statements.
dispute	Compete for; strive to win. The point has been much disputed.
dissension	Disagreement that leads to discord. These issues caused bitter dissension in the party.
dissonance	A conflict of people’s opinions or actions or characters. An unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles.
dissonant	Lacking harmony. Irregular dissonant chords.
divergence	The act of moving away in different direction from a common point. An angle is formed by the divergence of two straight lines.
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	The act of fighting any contest or struggle. Britain might have given up her fight against Germany.
incompatible	Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other’s effect. All four prototype camcorders used special tapes and were incompatible with each other.
inconsistency	The quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
inharmonious	Not in harmony. An inharmonious or incongruous mixture of architectural styles.
quarrel	An arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges. They had a quarrel.
racket	Hit a ball with a racket. A squash racket.
squabble	A quarrel about petty points. Family squabbles.
strife	Trouble or difficulty of any kind. Strife within the community.
struggle	Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight. Getting through the crowd was a real struggle.
wrestle	A wrestling bout or contest. For over a year David wrestled with a guilty conscience.