CONSONANT


Meaning of CONSONANT in English

adjective

1.

conforming (as to a pattern, a standard, or a relationship) without discord or difficulty

his performance was seldom consonant with his very real abilities

Synonyms: agreeable, compatible, congenial, congruous, consistent, sympathetic; compare harmonious 2

Related Word: accordant, conformable, harmonious; coincident, concurrent; en rapport

Contrasted words: discordant, discrepant; incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent

Antonyms: inconsonant

2.

Synonyms: harmonious 1, blending, chiming, harmonic, musical, symphonic, symphonious

Antonyms: dissonant

3.

Synonyms: like , agnate, akin, alike, analogous, comparable, corresponding, parallel, similar, uniform

4.

Synonyms: resonant , orotund, plangent, resounding, ringing, rotund, round, sonorant, sonorous, vibrant

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