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incompatibility
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | variance |
| Synonyms: | animosity, conflict, disagreement, discordance, opposition |
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| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, converse, differentiation, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, heterogeneity, incompatibility, incongruousness, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, oppositeness, opposition, reverse, unlikeness, variance, variation |
| Notes: | compare emphasizes the similarities between or among things, though not losing sight of the differences; contrast emphasizes the differences |
| Antonyms: | agreement, conformity, copy, equality, facsimile, homogeneousness, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity |
| Main Entry: | disagreement |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference, unlikeness |
| Synonyms: | clash, disaccord, discordance, discrepancy, disharmonism, disharmony, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divergence, divergency, diversity, incompatibility, incongruity, incongruousness, inconsistency, variance |
| Antonyms: | agreement, likeness, sameness, similarity |
| Main Entry: | friction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | animosity, antagonism, bad blood, bad feeling, bickering, bone to pick, conflict, counteraction, discontent, discord, disharmony, dispute, dissension, faction, factionalism, flak, hassle, hatred, hostility, impedance, incompatibility, interference, opposition, quarrel, resentment, resistance, rivalry, row*, ruckus*, rumpus, set-to, sour note, strife, trouble, wrangling |
| Antonyms: | agreement, harmony, peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | disaccord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disagreement |
| Synonyms: | argument, clash, conflict, confrontation, difference, discord, discordance, dissension, dissent, dissentience, dissidence, dissonance, friction, incompatibility, schism, strife |
| Main Entry: | discrepance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discrepancy |
| Synonyms: | difference, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, divarication, divergence, divergency, gap, incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency, variance |
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| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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adverse, antagonistic, antipodean, antithalian, antithetical, apotropaic, as opposite as black and white, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as the poles, at cross purposes, bottom upwards, conflicting, contraconscientious, contradictory, contranitent, contrapletal, contrariant, contrarious, contrary, contrasted, contrasty, contre-coeur, converse, counter, counteracting, countervailing, dead against, diametrically opposite, differing, hostile, hyperion to a satyr, inconsistent, inside out, inverse, inverted, just the other way, keel upwards, negative, no such thing, not to be thought of, obverted, on one's head, opposed, opposing, opposite, quite the contrary, quite the reverse, reactionary, recalcitrant, repercussive, retroactive, retrorse, reverse, reverting, revulsive, rovescio, supine, topheavy, topsy-turvy, upside down, withershins, wrong side out, wrong side up
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| Concept: | Disagreement. |
| Category: | 4. GENERAL RELATION |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
disagreement; discord, discordance; dissonance, dissidence, discrepancy; unconformity; incongruity, incongruence; discongruity, mesalliance; jarring; dissension; conflict (opposition); bickering, clashing, misunderstanding, wrangle., disparity, mismatch, disproportion; dissimilitude, inequality; disproportionateness; variance, divergence, repugnance., unfitness; inaptitude, impropriety; inapplicability; inconsistency, inconcinnity; irrelevancy (irrelation)., misjoining, misjoinder; syncretism, intrusion, interference; concordia discors., fish out of water.
-verbs
disagree; clash, jar (discord); interfere, intrude, come amiss; not concern; mismatch; humano capiti cervicem jungere equinam.
-adjectives
disagreeing; discordant, discrepant; at variance, at war; hostile, antagonistic, repugnant, incompatible, irreconcilable, inconsistent with; unconformable, exceptional; intrusive, incongruous; disproportionate, disproportionated; unharmonious; unconsonant; divergent, repugnant to., inapt, unapt, inappropriate, improper; unsuited, unsuitable; inapplicable, not to the point; unfit, unfitting, unbefitting; unbecoming; illtimed, unseasonable, mal a propos, inadmissible; inapposite (irrelevant)., uncongenial; ill-assorted, ill-sorted; mismatched, misjoined, misplaced, misclassified; unaccommodating, irreducible, uncommensurable; unsympathetic., out of character, out of keeping, out of proportion, out of joint, out of tune, out of place, out of season, out of its element; at odds with, at variance with.
-adverbs
in defiance, in contempt, in spite of; discordantly; a tort et a travers.
-phrases
asinus ad lyram.
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| Antonyms: | agreement |
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| Concept: | Friction. |
| Category: | 1. Solid Matter |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
friction, attrition; rubbing; confrication, detrition, contrition, affriction, abrasion, arrosion, limature, frication, rub; elbow grease; rosin; massage; roughness.
-verbs
rub, scratch, scrape, scrub, slide, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, wear down, gnaw; file, grind (reduce to powder)., set one's teeth on edge; rosin.
-adjectives
anatriptic; attrite.
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