jarring

The word “jarring” has 2 syllables: jar-ring

It's pronounced as /ˈdʒɑrɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for jarring?

In the thesaurus, “jarring” has 21 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for jarring along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jarring

  • amazing
  • arguing
  • bickering
  • bumpy
  • clashing
  • colliding
  • conflicting
  • crushing
  • disconcerting
  • fighting
  • grotesque
  • harsh
  • loud
  • quarreling
  • quarrelling
  • shocking
  • startling
  • stunning
  • surprising
  • ugly
  • unsettling

Antonyms for jarring

  • accepting
  • according
  • aesthetic
  • agreeing
  • appealing
  • artful
  • artistic
  • attractive
  • beautiful
  • becoming
  • blending
  • coexisting
  • common
  • customary
  • esthetic
  • fitting
  • getting along
  • good
  • matching
  • mundane
  • normal
  • ordinary
  • typical
  • unsurprising
  • usual

Meanings of jarring

  • verb
    1. To preserve (food) in a jar.
    2. To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
    3. To harm or injure by such action.
    4. To shock or surprise.
    5. To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
    6. To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
    7. To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
    8. Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.
  • noun
    1. Storage in jars.
    2. A feeling or movement that jars or jolts.
  • adjective
    1. That jars (clashes or disagrees); incongruous, conflictful.

Example Sentences

  • The sudden change in temperature was jarring as we stepped out of the warm building into the chilly night.
  • His sharp criticism was jarring after the team had worked tirelessly on the project.
  • The discordant music created a jarring atmosphere at the otherwise elegant event.
  • The discrepancy between the two accounts was jarring and raised suspicions about the accuracy of the reports.
  • The violent scene in the movie was so jarring that many audience members looked away in discomfort.

On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jarring, such as: accepting, according, aesthetic, agreeing, amazing, appealing, arguing.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • babbling
  • bitter
  • blabbering
  • blaring
  • blatant
  • blathering
  • bleak
  • bleating
  • blithering
  • cacophonous
  • chattering
  • chatting
  • clanging
  • clangorous
  • clanking
  • clashing
  • clattering
  • clinking
  • cracked
  • discordant
  • dissonant
  • divergent
  • drivelling
  • gabbing
  • gabbling
  • gibbering
  • grating
  • grim
  • hard
  • hoarse
  • jabbering
  • jangly
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  • jawing
  • jingling
  • loud
  • metallic
  • mumbling
  • murmuring
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  • plonking
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  • prating
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  • raspy
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  • rigid
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  • tingling
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  • trolling
  • vociferous
  • yacking
  • yakking

jangly

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