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 193 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for jarring

acid
agitating
altercating
amazing
argufying
arguing
artless
astonishing
astounding
awesome
awful
bandying words
battling
befuddling
bewildering
bickering
bizarre
blaring
blindsiding
bouncy
brabbling
brawling
breathtaking
bumpy
butting heads
caviling
cavilling
chafing
challenging
clashing
clumsy
colliding
combating
combatting
conflicting
confounding
confusing
considering
conspicuous
contending
contesting
controverting
crude
crushing
daring
debating
defying
differing
disaccording
disagreeable
disagreeing
discomfiting
disconcerting
discordant
discording
discussing
disgusting
disharmonious
dismaying
disputing
dissenting
dissonant
dumbfounding
dumfounding
engaging
extraordinary
eye-opening
fabulous
falling out
fighting
flabbergasting
flashy
flustering
fussing
galling
garish
gaudy
graceless
grating
gross
grotesque
harsh
hassling
heart-stopping
impressive
inartistic
incomprehensible
inconceivable
incredible
inelegant
inharmonious
jangling
jaw-dropping
jerky
jiggly
jolting
jouncy
jumpy
kicking
kinky
locking horns
loud
marvellous
marvelous
miraculous
mixing it up
muddling
nitpicking
nonplusing
nonplussing
notable
noticeable
objecting
obscene
odd
off-key
outlandish
outstanding
perplexing
phenomenal
portentous
prodigious
protesting
quarreling
quarrelling
quibbling
ragged
rare
rasping
raspy
raucous
remarkable
repugnant
repulsive
rocky
rough
rowing
rude
scrapping
sensational
shaking
shocking
shrill
singular
smashing
spatting
spectacular
squabbling
staggering
startling
striking
stunning
stupefying
stupendous
sublime
surprising
tacky
tangling
tasteless
tawdry
tiffing
ugly
unaesthetic
unannounced
unanticipated
unartistic
unbelievable
uncommon
uncouth
uncultured
uneven
unexpected
unforeseen
unharmonious
unimaginable
unique
unlikely
unmelodious
unmusical
unpleasant
unpleasing
unrefined
unsettling
unthinkable
unusual
unwonted
upsetting
vulgar
wiggly
wobbly
wonderful
wondrous
wrangling

Antonyms for jarring

accepting
according
aesthetic
aesthetical
agreeable
agreeing
appealing
artful
artistic
assenting
attractive
beautiful
becoming
blending
calming
coexisting
coinciding
comely
comforting
common
concurring
consenting
corresponding
cultured
customary
elegant
esthetic
esthetical
felicitous
firm
fitting
getting along
good
graceful
gracious
harmonious
harmonizing
matching
mundane
normal
ordinary
pleasing
polished
refined
seemly
smooth
softened
soothing
steady
subdued
tasteful
typical
unexceptional
unremarkable
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 249 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jarring, such as: accepting, according, acid, aesthetic, aesthetical, agitating, agreeable.

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