The discrepancy between the stories of the two parties involved in the accident was so great that the authorities had a hard time deciding which side was telling the truth.
Source: tatoeba (1918)
Discrepancy
/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/
Synonyms for "discrepancy" (151 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Noun(9 words)
Strong matches (45)
Verb(1 words)
deviate from expectations
Noun(17 words)
deviate weeklydeviationdeviation magnitudedeviationsdiffer greatlydifferencedifference indifference in degreedifferencesdifferingdisagreementdisconnectsdisparitiesdissimilaritiesdissonancesdivergencedivergences
Related words (75)
Noun(24 words)
extent of deviationfinancial irregularitygapglitchesincoherenceincongruenceincongruitiesinconsistenciesinconsistencyinconsistency in resultsirregularitylesson plan misalignmentlevel mismatchmismatchmismatchesmismatchingnumbers add upoffsetresiduesslippages
Adjective(5 words)
french contradictioninconsistent issueinsignificant deviancemutual inconsistencyserious irregularity
Verb(1 words)
observed inconsistency
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7 entriesbudget discrepancycalculation discrepancydata discrepancyeyewitness discrepancymeasurement discrepancynarrative discrepancysource discrepancy
Collocations
6 entriesaudit discrepancybudget discrepancydata discrepancydiscrepancy reportmeasurement discrepancyprice discrepancy
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
There is a discrepancy of 145 dollars in my June credit card statement.
Source: tatoeba (3353687)
Please report discrepancy in data.
Source: tatoeba (3451613)
The discrepancy between the high moral cost of inflicting pain on these creatures and the insignificant benefit of improving one's appearance is such that the latter cannot be said to outweigh the former.
Source: tatoeba (5969174)
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