inharmonic

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Recent Examples of inharmonic The stimuli included harmonic sounds and inharmonic sounds (produced by shifting some frequencies of a previously harmonic sound), and sounds with beating and without. Sciencenow, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2012 The sound of this solicitation purr is especially inharmonic, and cat owners are actually more attuned to it than non-owners, so there's no learning to just ignore it. Sarah Zhang, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inharmonic
Adjective
  • We are made loving, good, and pure – entirely free from any inharmonious tendency.
    Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Setting Discordant Personal Goals A 2023 study published in Current Psychology finds that partners’ inharmonious goals can have detrimental effects on relationships.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • While the filmmakers should be commended for keeping the focus on Brockington and Prescott for most of the running time, the doc also feels somewhat unbalanced.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Lamont inherited a state that had been struggling for decades with large pension liabilities, unbalanced budgets and multiple credit downgrades from the rating agencies on Wall Street.
    Kevin McNabola, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Over time, these unequal dynamics can influence promotion decisions, compensation outcomes and perceptions of leadership readiness.
    Lauren Russell, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As the representatives of the global North’s industrial might bridge the same chasm that stands between today’s migrants and the United States, Restrepo considers the unequal flows of people and property between the Americas.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Precisely for this reason, what is particularly important is the undertone of the brown lipstick, which can be pinkish or orange to create a continuum with the complexion, avoiding creating disharmonious contrasts.
    Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Yet Gracia, encouraged by the priests to suffer in imitation of Christ and for the promise of eternal afterlife, resolved to stay in disharmonious matrimony with Tadaoki.
    Nicholas Liu, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2024
Adjective
  • The Happy Hours star radiated in a strapless deep purple silk dress with a distressed scoop neckline and asymmetrical draping on her left hip, creating a ruched effect that cascaded down to the ankle-length hemline.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Its asymmetrical, leg-baring hem also seemed to reference Tina Turner.
    Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • There’s always one room in a home that feels somewhat incongruous.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026
  • These incongruous people end up dying in the same dragon fire and looking the same way in a strangely intimate sort of pose.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • There are a number of eating behaviors, some of which might be considered disordered eating behaviors, that people trying to become muscular often engage in.
    Ashleigh N. DeLuca, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the characteristics that facilitate athletic success can also increase disordered eating symptoms.
    Erin Harrop, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The unsymmetrical appearance of the gas and dust lanes in Dracula's Chivito in this stunning Hubbleimage indicates that dynamic processes are occurring within the disk as its morphology is gradually shaped by interactions with its surroundings.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Fuels such as nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine are toxic and corrosive, while liquid hydrogen and oxygen must be stored at extremely low temperatures, posing risks of leakage, brittleness in metals, and explosive vaporization.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Inharmonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inharmonic. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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