discrepant

US /dɪˈskrɛpənt/ UK /dɪˈskrɛpənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
differing or inconsistent; not in agreement

The two witnesses gave discrepant accounts of the night.

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Synonyms

1 adj · differing or inconsistent;... inconsistent conflicting divergent differing incompatible contradictory disagreeing

Opposites

consistent agreeing concordant matching congruent

Word family

Derived forms discrepantly

Related forms discrepancydiscrepate

Etymology

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

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# 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

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