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disagreement

[dis-uh-gree-muhnt] / ˌdɪs əˈgri mənt /
NOUN
dispute, quarrel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
animosity antagonism argument bickering clash conflict controversy debate difference discord dissent disunity division feud fight friction hostility misunderstanding opposition spat split squabble strife tension wrangle
STRONG
altercation atmospherics breach break contention contest cross-purposes dissidence disunion hassle rupture variance vendetta words
WEAK
clashing divisiveness falling out ill feeling ill will jarring
Antonyms
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accord agreement concord concurrence friendship harmony juncture peace understanding
WEAK
acquiescence likeness sameness similarity
NOUN
difference, unlikeness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clash discrepancy disparity divergence inconsistency
STRONG
discordance disharmony dissimilarity dissimilitude divergency diversity incompatibility incongruity incongruousness variance
WEAK
disaccord disharmonism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreement consistency harmony sameness similarity
STRONG
compatibility
WEAK
acquiescence likeness peace

Example Sentences

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There are personality differences, disagreement with book choices, intrinsic ways of seeing the world that can occasionally come to a head in a book club.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The plan appeared precarious early Thursday, amid ongoing disagreement over whether the ceasefire included Lebanon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Leading opposition member and lawyer Fadzayi Mahere told the BBC that Zanu-PF supporters had caused the "commotion" in order to prevent critics from registering their disagreement with the bill.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

So far, only India has openly voiced disagreement with renewing the moratorium, according to several sources close to the discussions in Yaounde at the WTO's ministerial conference, the organisation's biennial supreme decision-making body.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Mormont seemed content to ignore their disagreement, so Tyrion decided to pretend it had not happened.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin