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DISAGREEMENT Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word disagreement. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word disagreement. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for DISAGREEMENT

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discrepancy
nounn
noun

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• an event that departs from expectations

dissension
nounn
noun

• disagreement among those expected to cooperate

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

divergence
nounn
noun

• the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• an infinite series that has no limit

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

argument
nounn
noun

• a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

• a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

• a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie

• (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program

• a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable

• a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning

conflict
nounn
noun

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

• an incompatibility of dates or events

• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

• a disagreement or argument about something important

verb

• be in conflict

• go against, as of rules and laws

contention
nounn
noun

• a point asserted as part of an argument

• a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

• the act of competing as for profit or a prize

difference
nounn
noun

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• a significant change

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

discord
nounn
noun

• lack of agreement or harmony

• disagreement among those expected to cooperate

• a harsh mixture of sounds

• strife resulting from a lack of agreement

verb

• be different from one another

discordance
nounn
noun

• a harsh mixture of sounds

• strife resulting from a lack of agreement

dispute
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• coming into conflict with

verb

• take exception to

• have a disagreement over something

dissidence
nounn
noun

• disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

disunity
nounn
noun

• lack of unity (usually resulting from dissension)

division
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

opposition
nounn
noun

• the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

• the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected

• the relation between opposed entities

• the act of hostile groups opposing each other

• a contestant that you are matched against

• a body of people united in opposing something

• a direction opposite to another

• an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)

dissonance
nounn
noun

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• disagreeable sounds

variance
nounn
noun

• an event that departs from expectations

• discord that splits a group

• the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the quality of being subject to variation

• an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

Best Hypernyms For DISAGREEMENT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for disagreement, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
conflict difference argument contention controversy discord dispute dissension divergence
Phrases (1)
speech act

Alternatives for DISCREPANCY

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