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Synonyms & Antonyms for consonant
Synonyms: Adjective
balanced, congruous, eurythmic (or eurhythmic), harmonic, harmonious
Antonyms: Adjective
disharmonic, disharmonious, incongruous, inharmonic, inharmonious, unbalanced
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the temples and palaces of ancient Greece are among the most consonant buildings in architectural history his gentle behavior is consonant with his expressed belief in pacifismRecent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The Founders’ art consisted in the creation of a national institutional framework consonant with the Revolutionary commitment to local self-government. — Thomas Wendel, National Review, "The Beginning of a Nation," 4 July 2019 The Assad government issued visas selectively and its minders herded journalists to stories that were consonant with its narrative. — Muhammad Idrees Ahmad, The New York Review of Books, "How Assad Made Truth a Casualty of War," 7 Sep. 2018 Yiddish Jews were one recognized minority group in the ethnic hodgepodge of the Austro-Hungarian and Russian empires, and the only group whose status wasn’t consonant with a piece of land. — Martin Peretz, WSJ, "‘Rooted Cosmopolitans’ Review: Of Persons and Peoples," 8 May 2018 But amid the double-consonant chants that filled the Wells Fargo Center with McConnell’s name, there was another side of the story, and an interesting one. — David Murphy, Philly.com, "Robert Covington had an all-star performance of a different kind in Game 4 | David Murphy," 8 May 2018 Tiny delays after certain sound combinations—such as consonant clusters—could help us distinguish words in noisy settings. — Catherine Matacic, Science | AAAS, "If you listen closely, the drumbeats of Amazonian tribes sound like human speech," 24 Apr. 2018 The blood pressure goal of less than 130/80 is consonant with new clinical practice guidelines that were released last year, Blyler said. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "How barbershops could help lower blood pressure," 19 Mar. 2018 But in terms of presidential history, Trump’s use of the executive toolbox is very much consonant with past practice. — Andrew Rudalevige, Washington Post, "As a candidate, Trump criticized Obama's use of executive power. So guess what powers President Trump has been leaning on?," 20 Jan. 2018 This was consonant, repetitious music, major and balladic in tone, but not form. — Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, "30 Years Later, Three Bands From New York’s Downtown Scene Unite for One Night," 12 Dec. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
In this reverberant space, though, consonants could have used more projection. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "D-FW connections abound in N.M. performances by pianist Haochen Zhang and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale," 6 Aug. 2019 Chords, some consonant, some whatever the cat might have created walking on the keys, came and went, came and went, most quietly. — Mark Swed, latimes.com, "Review: Why ‘Noon to Midnight’ is the new-music bargain that’s hard to beat," 3 June 2019 And a vowel followed by two consonants added a final 30 milliseconds. — Catherine Matacic, Science | AAAS, "If you listen closely, the drumbeats of Amazonian tribes sound like human speech," 24 Apr. 2018 Click sounds, such as those found in some languages in Africa, make perfectly good consonants. — Anne Pycha, Scientific American, "Why Click Speech Is Rare," 1 Dec. 2017 Whiskey and wine share a common consonant, and the two beverages will also share top billing at the Chicago Whiskey & Wine Festival. — Adam Lukach, RedEye Chicago, "5 things to do this weekend in Chicago," 23 Feb. 2018 But if that vowel was followed by a consonant, the time after the beat went up an average of 80 milliseconds. — Catherine Matacic, Science | AAAS, "If you listen closely, the drumbeats of Amazonian tribes sound like human speech," 24 Apr. 2018 But there’s a new explosion of creativity, as well as consonants, that seems to have been ignited by drawing from the majesty and oddity of great Japanese movies. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Isle of Dogs’ Review: Wes Anderson Unleashed," 22 Mar. 2018 More Film Reviews The story is set 20 years in the future in a Japan that, for all its advanced technology, recalls the early gangster sagas of Akira Kurosawa, with their noirish plots and explosive consonants. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘Isle of Dogs’ Review: Wes Anderson Unleashed," 22 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'consonant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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