at variance

adjective

not in accord

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desires at variance with his duty

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widely discrepant statements

• Syn: ↑discrepant, ↑dissonant

• Similar to: ↑discordant

• Derivationally related forms: ↑discrepancy (for: ↑discrepant)

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1 his recollections were at variance with documentary evidence: INCONSISTENT, at odds, not in keeping, out of keeping, out of line, out of step, in conflict, in disagreement, different, differing, divergent, discrepant, dissimilar, contrary, incompatible, contradictory, irreconcilable, incongruous.

2 they were at variance with their previous allies: IN DISAGREEMENT, at odds, at cross purposes, at loggerheads, in conflict, in dispute, at outs, quarrelling.

→ variance

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phrasal

1. : in a state of difference : not in harmony or agreement

may find his pecuniary advantage at variance with his professional duty — R.M.MacIver

2. : in a state of dissension or controversy

at variance with himself — John Milton

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at variance

1. In disagreement, dissension or dispute (with)

2. Not in accordance (with)

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Main Entry: ↑variance

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at variance

formal : not in agreement

Their statements are at variance.

— usually + with

His current statements are completely at variance with his earlier position.

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Main Entry: ↑variance