Synonyms & related words for discrepancy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of discrepancy — including disagreement, divergence, disparity, variance, inconsistency, incongruity. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to discrepancy

Explore words related to discrepancy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include differences, discrepant, incongruence, imparity, mismatch, disproportion, disparateness, differencing. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for discrepancy

Common synonyms for discrepancy include disagreement, divergence, disparity, variance, inconsistency, incongruity, discordance, discordancy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does discrepancy come from?

The word discrepancy breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -crep, from Latin crepo (“rattle, creak”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.