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disagreement

[dis-uh-gree-muhnt] / ˌdɪs əˈgri mənt /
NOUN
dispute, quarrel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
animosity antagonism argument bickering clash conflict controversy debate difference discord dissent disunity division feud fight friction hostility misunderstanding opposition spat split squabble strife tension wrangle
STRONG
altercation atmospherics breach break contention contest cross-purposes dissidence disunion hassle rupture variance vendetta words
WEAK
clashing divisiveness falling out ill feeling ill will jarring
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accord agreement concord concurrence friendship harmony juncture peace understanding
WEAK
acquiescence likeness sameness similarity
NOUN
difference, unlikeness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clash discrepancy disparity divergence inconsistency
STRONG
discordance disharmony dissimilarity dissimilitude divergency diversity incompatibility incongruity incongruousness variance
WEAK
disaccord disharmonism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agreement consistency harmony sameness similarity
STRONG
compatibility
WEAK
acquiescence likeness peace

Example Sentences

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Much of the disagreement between employees and management concerned not only pay but the use of technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Part of the disagreement here is a disagreement about how serious UKSV's concerns about Lord Mandelson actually were.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

“Too many people are trying to turn a public disagreement into a grand showdown between the two. That is false,” Reinhardt said.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

There are personality differences, disagreement with book choices, intrinsic ways of seeing the world that can occasionally come to a head in a book club.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

She was also a daughter of Ares, and I’d had a very serious disagreement with her father last summer, so now the god of war and all his children basically hated my guts.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan

Vocabulary lists containing disagreement

President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)

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Part 1 Vocabulary (Unit 1)

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Speaking and Listening - Introductory

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