unharmonious

7.3

Not pleasing together in sound, color or feeling

adjective
/ʌnˈhɑːrməniəs/

: desarmonioso

What if that music, as Thoreau puts it, is an unharmonious clamoring—or, more problematical, if there is no sound at all?

Examples

The unharmonious sounds from the construction site disrupted the peaceful atmosphere of the neighborhood.
And then we can become bigger, but to be unharmonious amongst us.
But to be unharmonious amongst us and then now try to, OK, let's have a goal and change the world.
Despite our hopes and wishes, it has become a graceless stagger, unharmonious, disingenuous, and decidedly not miraculous.

Academic text (1999)
Their unharmonious ideas caused constant disagreements during the meeting, making it hard to reach a decision.
The painting was criticized for its unharmonious colors that clashed rather than complemented each other.

Synonyms

discordant

vsunharmonious

9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

is about not forming a pleasing whole rather than harsh conflict

dissonant

vsunharmonious

1 7.1

Colors, opinions, or sounds that do not match and seem to clash

is milder, focused on missing a pleasing or consistent whole

inharmonious

vsunharmonious

1 8.3

Things that do not look or sound pleasant together

is identical in meaning but differs only as an alternative form

disharmonious

vsunharmonious

1 7.8

Not fitting together, like clashing sounds or colors

highlights failure to form a pleasing or consistent whole

disharmonic

vsunharmonious

8.2

Not matching other things in look, feeling, or ideas

focuses on not producing a pleasing or consistent whole

inconsonant

vsunharmonious

9.8

Not in agreement with something else

applies to lack of a pleasing consistent overall unity

inharmonic

vsunharmonious

9.9

A sound that does not fit with other tones and seems rough

is broader, applying to any lack of a pleasing consistent whole

Antonyms

agreeable

18 1.0

Pleasant to be with or to experience

harmonious

2 4.2

Sounds that blend in a pleasant way

How Harmonious

melodious

7 4.0

harmonious

7 4.3

unharmonious

7.3

discordant

9 7.4

Surface Forms

unharmonious positive

unharmoniouser comparative

unharmoniousest superlative

Morphology

unharmonious = harmonious (transparent) = un + harmon + ious

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'harmonious', making the word's meaning directly derived from its components.

Etymology

Unharmonious begins with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from harmony, which means 'agreement' or 'fit'. So unharmonious describes things that do not fit or sound well together, like clashing colors or voices.