inconsonance

noun

Definition of inconsonancenext
as in inconsistency

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsonance
  1. inconsistency
  2. incompatibility
  3. incongruity
  4. incongruence
  5. cold war
  6. run-in
  7. quarrel
  8. ill will
Noun
  • This inconsistency creates confusion and disappointment.
    Shoplazza Contributor, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The Chiefs enter this contest with their typical position atop the AFC West, sporting a 10-1 record despite some offensive inconsistencies.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of inconsistency
Noun
  • Mitter perceives deeper incompatibilities between Beijing and Washington.
    Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2021
  • The damaging results of improper software rollouts are multifold, but here are some common examples: Fragmentation And Inconsistency Updates can be deployed inconsistently across devices without proper testing and staging, leading to version fragmentation, software incompatibility and more.
    Yadhu Gopalan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of incompatibility
Noun
  • The incongruity between Tropicana’s decent home run but low fly ball park factor is nothing new.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The contrasts didn’t hit him all at once, but more slowly — an accumulation of incongruities that built up over time.
    Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of incongruity
Noun
  • In doing all this, a confederation would resolve thorny questions arising from the incongruence between citizenship, nationhood, and statehood as well as between demography, nationality, and sovereignty.
    Omar M. Dajani, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There is its sheer incongruence as a red-carpet look.
    Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Definition of incongruence
Noun
  • Kino Lorber’s cold war doc Soundtrack To A Coup d’Etat opened at the Film Forum in NYC to $9.1k.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Second, a worry is that if countries try to keep their AI close to the vest, this will in turn start a new kind of cold war.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of cold war
Noun
  • The company has also had frequent run-ins with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In order to mitigate any bad run-ins for her clients, Danielle Oristian York, executive director and president of 21/64, a company that advises multigenerational philanthropists, encourages them to find organizations that align with their values and to be clear on what their mission and vision are.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of run-in
Noun
  • Any of those preferences would normally be difficult and cause a backlash or quarrel with a fellow human.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Combs’ lawyers previewed today’s hearing by offering to put a forensic video analyst on the stand to walk the judge through the unedited footage of the hotel incident and show that Combs and Ventura were not having a violent domestic quarrel in the hallway.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of quarrel
Noun
  • Still, the officer harbors no ill will toward deserters.
    Samya Kullab and Volodymyr Yurchuk, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Despite their split, there was no ill will between the Yankees slugger and actress.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of ill will
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