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

Need another word that means the same as “discrepancies”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “discrepancies” in this overview.

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Discrepancies as a Noun
Definitions of "Discrepancies" as a noun
Synonyms of "Discrepancies" as a noun (4 Words)
Associations of "Discrepancies" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Discrepancies” are: disagreement, divergence, variance, variant

Discrepancies as a Noun

Definitions of "Discrepancies" as a noun

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

An event that departs from expectations.
A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.

Synonyms of "Discrepancies" as a noun (4 Words)

disagreement	Lack of consistency or correspondence. There was some disagreement* about the details.*
divergence	A place where airflows or ocean currents diverge, typically marked by downwelling (of air) or upwelling (of water). An angle is formed by the divergence* of two straight lines.*
variance	The fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent. The stylistic variances of classical dance.
variant	A form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard. Clinically distinct variants of malaria.

Associations of "Discrepancies" (30 Words)

antinomy	A contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable. There are not many short novels capable of accommodating bewildering antinomies.
conflict	Be in conflict. He was immobilized by conflict* and indecision.*
conflicting	On bad terms. Conflicting opinions.
contradict	Be in contradiction with. The survey appears to contradict* the industry s claims.*
contradiction	Opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas. The paradox of using force to overcome force is a real contradiction.
contradictory	A contradictory proposition. The two studies came to contradictory* conclusions.*
controversy	A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. The announcement ended a protracted controversy.
cracked	(of a person’s voice) having an unusual harshness or pitch, especially through strain. The captain was screaming orders in a cracked* baritone.*
disagreement	Lack of consistency or correspondence. Disagreements between parents and adolescents.
discord	A harsh mixture of sounds. The music faded in discord.
discordant	Lacking in harmony. The operative principle of democracy is a balance of discordant* qualities.*
discrepant	Not in agreement. The reasons for these discrepant* results are unclear.*
dispute	A disagreement between management and employees that leads to industrial action. A territorial dispute* between the two countries.*
dissension	Disagreement among those expected to cooperate. These issues caused bitter dissension* in the party.*
dissonance	The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience. The party faithful might be willing to put up with such dissonance* among their candidates.*
dissonant	Not in accord. Jackson employs both harmonious and dissonant* colour choices.*
divergence	An infinite series that has no limit. The divergence* between primates and other groups.*
divisive	Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion. The highly divisive* issue of abortion.*
factious	Relating or inclined to dissension. A factious* country.*
incompatible	Not suitable to your tastes or needs. Incompatible personalities.
incongruous	Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness. Incongruous behavior.
inconsistency	The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time. The inconsistency* between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.*
inconsistent	Displaying a lack of consistency. Inconsistent with the roadmap.
inharmonious	Not forming or contributing to a pleasing whole; discordant. An inharmonious* or incongruous mixture of architectural styles.*
irony	The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Irony is wasted on the stupid.
oppose	Be against; express opposition to. We oppose* the ban on abortion.*
opposing	In conflict or competition with someone or something. The opposing* team.*
oxymoron	A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g. faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
paradoxical	Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true. By glorifying the acts of violence they achieve the paradoxical* effect of making them trivial.*
strife	Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict. Strife within the community.