Contemporary classical music is often very dissonant.
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Dissonant
Synonyms for "dissonant" (133 found)
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Closest matches (27)
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Adjective(4 words)
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Related words (66)
immelodiousimmisciblein disagreementinaccordantincompatibleincongruentincongruousinconsistentinconsonantinharmonicinharmoniousirreconcilablejanglingjarringmanymotleymultifariousmusiclessnegativenoisy
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nonmelodiousoffoff keyoff-keyoff-toneout of accordout of pitchout of toneout of tuneout of whackpoles apartpoles asunderraucousrepugnantruderuggedseparateseparatedseveralsharpshrillsourstridenttunelessunconformableuncongenialunequalunharmoniousunlikeunmelodiousunmusicalunresolveduntunableuntuneduntunefulvariantvariedvariegatedvariousvaryingwidely apartworlds apart
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(2 words)
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6 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- dissonant adj (music)
German
1 entries- dissonant adj (music)
Latin
1 entries- dissonus adj (music)
Manx
1 entries- neuving adj (music)
Spanish
1 entries- disonante adj (music)
Welsh
1 entries- aflafar adj (music)
Sample sentences
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"Their music is strident and grating." "The word is 'dissonant.'"
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The music was filled with dissonant chords.
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Alaudinov's framing of himself, and by extension of the Chechen forces under his command, as a capable defensive body is also dissonant with the widespread perception of the efficacy of Chechen forces within the wider Russian information space.
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