| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lacking harmony |
| Synonyms: | dissonant, incongruous |
| Antonyms: | harmonious |
| Main Entry: | discordant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not in harmony; conflicting |
| Synonyms: | antagonistic, antipathetic, at odds, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrarient, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inharmonious, jangling, jarring, on a sour note, opposite, quarreling, strident, uncongenial, unharmonious, unmelodious, unmixable |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, agreeing, concordant, cooperating, harmonious |
| Main Entry: | dissonant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unharmonious |
| Synonyms: | cacophonic, cacophonous, discordant, disharmonic, disharmonious, grating, harsh, inharmonic, inharmonious, jangling, jarring, out of tune, raucous, strident, tuneless, unmelodious, unmusical |
| Antonyms: | concordant, harmonious |
| Main Entry: | heterogeneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | assorted, miscellaneous |
| Synonyms: | amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, contrasted, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, diversified, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mingled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motley, multifarious, multiplex, odd, opposed, unallied, unlike, unrelated, variant, varied, variegated |
| Antonyms: | homogeneous, identical, pure, single, unchanging, uniform |
| Main Entry: | improper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not suitable |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, at odds, awkward, bad form, discordant, discrepant, erroneous, false, ill-advised, ill-timed, imprudent, inaccurate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, incorrect, inexpedient, infelicitous, inharmonious, inopportune, irregular, ludicrous, malapropos, odd, off-base, out-of-place, out-of-season, preposterous, unapt, unbefitting, uncalled-for, uncomely, undue, unfit, unfitting, unseasonable, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, unwarranted, wrong |
| Antonyms: | appropriate, correct, fitting, proper, right, suitable |
| Main Entry: | irreconcilable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hostile, conflicting |
| Synonyms: | clashing, diametrically opposed, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, hard-line, implacable, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inexorable, inflexible, inharmonious, intransigent, opposed, reluctant, unappeasable, uncompromising, unfriendly |
| Antonyms: | compromising, friendly, reconcilable |
| Main Entry: | off-key |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not sounding right |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, anomalous, clinker, deviant, discordant, dissonant, divergent, flat, inharmonious, irregular, jarring, not harmonious, off-pitch, off-tone, out of keeping, out of pitch, out of tune, out of tune, sour, sour note, sour*, unmusical, unnatural, untuned |
| Antonyms: | concordant, harmonious, on-key |
| Main Entry: | raucous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noisy, rough |
| Synonyms: | absonant, acute, atonal, blaring, blatant, braying, brusque, cacophonous, discordant, dissonant, dry, ear-piercing, grating, grinding, gruff, harsh, hoarse, husky, inharmonious, jarring, loud, piercing, rasping, sharp, squawking, stertorous, strident, thick, unharmonious, unmusical |
| Notes: | raucous means unpleasantly loud and harsh or disturbing the public peace, while a ruckus is a disturbance or a commotion |
| Antonyms: | calm, quiet, soft, subdued |
| Main Entry: | rough |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stormy; not quiet |
| Synonyms: | agitated, blustering, blustery, boisterous, buffeting, cacophonous, choppy, coarse, discordant, dry, furious, grating, gruff, harsh, hoarse, husky, inclement, inharmonious, jarring, raging, rasping, raucous, rugged, squally, stridulent, tempestuous, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, unmusical, wild |
| Antonyms: | calm, mild, moderate, temperate |