inconsonance

Definition of inconsonancenext

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Noun
  • Fragmented Communication Weakens Recognition One of the most immediate and damaging consequences is inconsistency.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The prior injury and the club’s inconsistencies have limited his high-leverage opportunities in the ninth inning.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated.
    Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • And, of course, the incompatibility will apply to retirement savers outside of the state programs as well.
    Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.
    Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • Nobody is more alive to the comic incongruity than the man himself.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • The more senior the team, the more costly this incongruence becomes, because symbolic behavior travels quickly through the organization.
    Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt.
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The report, based on in-depth interviews with single-family office principals and CIOs across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, captures a generational cold war playing out inside the world’s most secretive financial institutions.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Ahead of season 3, EW has launched three motion covers, each one starring a contender for the crown — as the show's cold war escalates into literal dragon fire.
    Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • The Testament of Ann Lee actress, 40, opened up about her adventurous early years in Hollywood, including a run-in or two with some of the industry's brightest stars.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
  • Despite the highs, however, there were some low moments in the week — including a near run-in with Scooter Braun and an insult from a radio analyst who deemed Swift a fake Knicks fan.
    Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • The victim got into a quarrel inside Bob’s Classic Barber Shop on Albany Ave.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026
  • Rounding out the top five names were seven write-in votes for the Sacramento Capitals or Capitols — which could be nicknamed the Caps to avoid quarrels over the spelling — and six votes for the Sacramento Stingers or Sting, referencing the collegiate Sacramento State Hornets.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Their interactions are bound to the home, where he is haunted by the ghost of her influence, criticism and ill will, before and after her death.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 6 June 2026
  • Soccer star Ashlyn Harris says there's no ill will toward ex-wife and former teammate Ali Krieger.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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“Inconsonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsonance. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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