discrepant C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈskrɛpənt/ UK /dɪˈskrɛpənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj differing or inconsistent; not in agreement The two witnesses gave discrepant accounts of the night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · differing or inconsistent;... inconsistentconflictingdivergentdifferingincompatiblecontradictorydisagreeing ↔ Opposites consistentagreeingconcordantmatchingcongruent Word family Derived forms discrepantly Related forms discrepancydiscrepate Etymology AI details From Latin discrepans, discrepantis, present participle of discrepare ('to differ in sound, disagree'), from dis- ('apart') + crepare ('to rattle, creak, sound'). discrepare Latin crepare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # discrepant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈskrɛpənt/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈskrɛpənt/ ## Meanings 1. differing or inconsistent; not in agreement ## Examples - The two witnesses gave discrepant accounts of the night. ## Synonyms - inconsistent - conflicting - divergent - differing - incompatible - contradictory - disagreeing ## Antonyms - consistent - agreeing - concordant - matching - congruent ## Derived Forms - discrepantly ## Related Forms - discrepancy - discrepate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: discrepare - Root: crepare ## Etymology From Latin discrepans, discrepantis, present participle of discrepare ('to differ in sound, disagree'), from dis- ('apart') + crepare ('to rattle, creak, sound'). ## AI Etymology Discrepant is from Latin discrepans, discrepantis, present participle of discrepare ('to differ in sound, disagree'), from dis- ('apart') + crepare ('to rattle, creak, sound'). In present-day use, it means differing or inconsistent; not in agreement. Derived formations include discrepantly. Related vocabulary includes discrepancy and discrepate. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown