discordant

Questions about discordant

What does discordant mean?

discordant means "not in agreement or harmony". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in discordant?

discordant has 3 syllables: di-scor-dant. The stress falls on "scor". In IPA it is /dɪˈskɔɹdənt/.

What is another word for discordant?

Close synonyms include disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of discordant?

The recorded antonyms are accordant.

Is discordant a common word?

discordant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.