INHARMONIC Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

inharmonic

adjective

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Recent Examples of inharmonic The stimuli included harmonic sounds and inharmonic sounds (produced by shifting some frequencies of a previously harmonic sound), and sounds with beating and without. — Sciencenow, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2012 The sound of this solicitation purr is especially inharmonic, and cat owners are actually more attuned to it than non-owners, so there's no learning to just ignore it. — Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2012

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Adjective

We are made loving, good, and pure – entirely free from any inharmonious tendency.

— Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2026
Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.

— Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

Definition of inharmonious

Adjective

Instead, the board passed an unbalanced budget that could fire thousands of teachers, open the door to furlough days and drive up our debt service.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
If yours clicks every time the blades spin, the cause could be as simple as a loose screw or an unbalanced blade.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of unbalanced

Adjective

Despite the efforts to redress the problem, South Africa remains one of the world’s most unequal societies.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
India remains a doggedly unequal society in which money, kinship, and power distort almost all institutions.

— Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of unequal

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Precisely for this reason, what is particularly important is the undertone of the brown lipstick, which can be pinkish or orange to create a continuum with the complexion, avoiding creating disharmonious contrasts.

— Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
Yet Gracia, encouraged by the priests to suffer in imitation of Christ and for the promise of eternal afterlife, resolved to stay in disharmonious matrimony with Tadaoki.

— Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024

Definition of disharmonious

Adjective

The asymmetrical hemline of the sweater is right on trend and makes the whole look feel much more intentional, while the slouchy silhouette still looks polished enough for a coffee run after landing.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2026
Because of the asymmetric way YieldStar was programmed, rent increases could be fast and frequent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of asymmetrical

Adjective

While this may seem incongruous with some of his emotional displays on the field, coaches with different backgrounds and specialties have consistently described Crow-Armstrong as approachable and teachable.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Four permeable areas share the overall space of the galleries, which are separated into a trio of ocean zones—Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic—and one incongruous but central sea, the Mediterranean.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of incongruous

Adjective

The unsymmetrical appearance of the gas and dust lanes in Dracula's Chivito in this stunning Hubbleimage indicates that dynamic processes are occurring within the disk as its morphology is gradually shaped by interactions with its surroundings.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Fuels such as nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine are toxic and corrosive, while liquid hydrogen and oxygen must be stored at extremely low temperatures, posing risks of leakage, brittleness in metals, and explosive vaporization.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025

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