inharmonious

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adjective

Not in harmony.

Similar
disharmoniousunharmoniousdiscordantdissonantunaccordantunconcordantfalseoff-key
Opposite
harmoniousaccordantconcordantconsonant
OriginEnglish harmonious ← Middle English in- ← Latin in- →
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Meanings

adjectiveinharmonious (comparative more inharmonious, superlative most inharmonious)

comparative more inharmonious · superlative most inharmonious

  1. entertainmentNot in harmony.

    Synonyms: disharmonious, unharmonious · Antonyms: harmonious

  2. broadlyOf behaviour, events, ideas, etc.: lacking accord or agreement.

    Synonyms: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, unaccordant, unconcordant · Antonyms: harmonious, accordant, concordant, consonant

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot in harmony.

Similar
disharmoniousunharmonious
Opposite
harmonious

adjectiveOf behaviour, events, ideas, etc.: lacking accord or agreement.

Similar
discordantdisharmoniousdissonantunaccordantunconcordant
Opposite
harmoniousaccordantconcordantconsonant

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot in harmony

Similar
unharmoniousdiscordantdisharmoniousdissonantfalseoff-keysourunresolved
Opposite
harmonious

adjectivelacking in harmony of parts

Similar
incongruous
Also see
cacophonouscrackeddiscordantdisharmoniousdissonantfalsehostileincongruousinharmonicoff-keyroughscabroussourunaccordantunharmoniousunmelodicunpartialunresolved

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishharmonious
  8. Englishinharmonious

From in- + harmonious.

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Translations

Bulgarian нехармоничен
  • нехармоничен (neharmoničen)music: not in harmony; discordant
Latin discors, discors
  • discorsmusic: not in harmony; discordant
  • discorslacking accord or agreement
Turkish ahenksiz, uyumsuz
  • ahenksizmusic: not in harmony; discordant
  • uyumsuzmusic: not in harmony; discordant
  • imtizaçsızmusic: not in harmony; discordant

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inharmonious

harmoniousparsimoniousfeloniousacrimonioussanctimoniousPoloniusPetroniusceremoniouseuphoniousunceremoniousnoniusagoniouscommoniousdisharmoniousmelonious
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Cite this entry
APA

inharmonious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inharmonious

MLA

“inharmonious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inharmonious. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inharmonious,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inharmonious.

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