inconsonances

noun

plural of inconsonance
as in inconsistencies

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  1. inconsistencies
  2. incongruities
  3. squabbles
  4. quarrels
  5. hostilities
  6. fights
Noun
  • When data lives in siloed systems with no shared definitions, AI cannot magically eliminate inconsistencies, and employees can’t leverage it.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Phoenix declined to address what appeared to be inconsistencies in the labeling of some of its public reports.
    — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of inconsistencies
Noun
  • Both shows attempted to offer a perspective on authentic Italian style, with Milan's incongruities as an underlying theme.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Petzold marvelled at the incongruities.
    — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of incongruities
Noun
  • Last October, Real Madrid pulled out a tense win that ended in shoves and squabbles.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • But their relationship, as with many siblings, wasn’t without its squabbles.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of squabbles
Noun
  • The overtones of social significance are adroitly handled and make real sense in an era of tragic international quarrels.
    — THR Staff, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike Christian priests and medicine men, who generally command respect, rainmakers are sometimes seen as malicious people who retaliate against whole communities for quarrels with their neighbors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of quarrels
Noun
  • Under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, a president must cease all hostilities abroad after 60 days if there is no congressional declaration of war.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Houthis launched one of their biggest attacks since hostilities restarted on Thursday, attacking across at least 20 locations.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of hostilities
Noun
  • Two of Iowa’s four Republican House members, both in their own worrying reelection fights, had just broken with the president to vote to stop the war with Iran.
    — Natalie Allison, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The company stages live fights where people remotely control humanoid robots against other humanoid robots.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fights
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“Inconsonances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsonances. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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