Synonyms for consonance
ˈkɒn sə nənscon·so·nance

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1. consonancenoun

   Antonyms:
   discordance, dissonance

2. consonancenoun

   Antonyms:
   dissonance, discordance

3. consonancenoun

   Antonyms:
   discordance, dissonance

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

1. consonance

   When tones, thoughts, or feelings, individually different, combine to form a consistent and pleasing whole, there is harmony. Harmony is deeper and more essential than agreement; we may have a superficial, forced, or patched-up agreement, but never a superficial, forced, or patched-up harmony. Concord is less full and spiritual than harmony. Concord implies more volition than accord; as, their views were found to be in perfect accord; or, by conference concord was secured; we do not secure accord, but discover it. We may speak of being in accord with a person on one point, but harmony is wider in range. Conformity is correspondence in form, manner, or use; the word often signifies submission to authority or necessity, and may be as far as possible from harmony; as, the attempt to secure conformity to an established religion. Congruity involves the element of suitableness; consistency implies the absence of conflict or contradiction in views, statements, or acts which are brought into comparison, as in the different statements of the same person or the different periods of one man's life; unanimity is the complete hearty agreement of many; consent and concurrence refer to decision or action, but consent is more passive than concurrence; one speaks by general consent when no one in the assembly cares to make formal objection; a decision of the Supreme Court depends upon the concurrence of a majority of the judges. Compare AGREE; FRIENDSHIP; MELODY.

   Synonyms:
   accord, accordance, agreement, amity, concord, concurrence, conformity, congruity, consent, consistency, harmony, symmetry, unanimity, uniformity, union, unison, unity

   Antonyms:
   antagonism, battle, conflict, contention, contest, controversy, difference, disagreement, discord, disproportion, dissension, disunion, hostility, incongruity, inconsistency, opposition, schism, separation, variance, warfare

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. consonance, consonant rhymenoun

   the repetition of consonants (or consonant patterns) especially at the ends of words

   Synonyms:
   harmoniousness, consonant rhyme

2. consonance, harmoniousnessnoun

   the property of sounding harmonious

   Synonyms:
   harmoniousness, harmony, consonant rhyme

Matched Categories

1. • Harmony
   • Rhyme

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1. consonancenoun

   Synonyms:
   concord, accord, harmony

2. consonancenoun

   Synonyms:
   consistency, congruity, congruence, agreement, unison

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "consonance":

   line, accordance, harmony

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How to use consonance in a sentence?

1. Jesse Bloom:

   When you see two groups independently arriving at same basic answer, that good -- there's more consonance that they are correct.