What is another word for discrepancy?

Common synonyms for discrepancy include disagreement, divergence, variance.

What is the plural of discrepancy?

The plural of discrepancy is discrepancies.

/dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/noun4 syllables

Discrepancy means: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.

noun, as in a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

noun, as in an event that departs from expectations

also used for discrepancy

conflict, contrariety, deviation, difference, disparity, incompatibility, inconsistency, mismatch, discordance, anomalous

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noun

a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions“a growing divergence of opinion”

an event that departs from expectations

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

I can't think of an explanation for the discrepancy.Lumi
A smart news consumer is always aware of this discrepancy between traditional media and social media.Hybrid
Tom spent hours trying to nut out the reasons for the discrepancies in his company's books.patgfisher
Tom has found some interesting discrepancies.CM

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as a noun