Synonyms for jarring
jar·ring

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1. jarringadjective

   making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

   "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"

   Antonyms:
   euphonious, euphonous

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1. jarringadjective

   Synonyms:
   discordant, harsh

2. jarringadjective

   Synonyms:
   wrangling, disagreeing, at variance

3. jarringadjective

   Synonyms:
   conflicting, incompatible, inconsistent

4. jarringnoun

   Synonyms:
   clashing, collision

5. jarringnoun

   Synonyms:
   shaking, agitation, jar

6. jarringnoun

   Synonyms:
   quarrel, dispute, altercation, bickering, wrangling

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1. List of paraphrases for "jarring":

   discordant, mismatched

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1. Alex Martin:

   It's a place where seeing someone sleeping on a park bench would be jarring.

2. Maddie Kristell:

   I think it's somewhat jarring to a lot of people in the area, considering we had a considerable dry stretch this summer where it didn't rain for a while and we had the heat wave as well, so kind of bouncing between opposite ends of the spectrum this year, so it's been pretty dynamic for folks in the area.

3. Brad Pitt:

   And you know, after that, we've been able to work together to sort this out. We're both doing our best. I heard one lawyer say, ‘No one wins in court—it's just a matter of who gets hurt worse.’ And it seems to be true, you spend a year just focused on building a case to prove your point and why you're right and why they're wrong, and it's just an investment in vitriolic hatred. I just refuse. And fortunately my partner in this agrees. It's just very, very jarring for the kids, to suddenly have their family ripped apart.

4. Jerrold Mundis:

   I am years gone from my family and miles away ... but they raid by telephone with jarring suddenness they have the cyclic constancy of a mortgage and they are inevitable and relentless, like the erosion of my remaining youth. Like certain frightening dreams, my family returns.

5. Pamela McPherson:

   When you go through that metal detector and those series of locked doors, and then you see children playing and women walking around carrying young children, it's just sort of a surreal experience, i don't think you can experience that without questioning,' Why are these children in a secure facility ? Why are these children in what used to be an adult prison ?' It's jarring.