discordant
Not in accord or harmony; conflicting, incompatible.
Of people: disagreeing with each other; dissenting, quarrelsome.
Of sounds: harsh, jarring; specifically (music), of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious.
Of a rock formation or other land feature, or its alignment: cutting across or transverse to neighbouring features.
Of a coastline: having bands of different types of rock running transversely to the coast, leading to the formation of alternating bays and headlands.
Of two similar subjects, especially twins: differing in some characteristic.
Ellipsis of serodiscordant (“of a couple: with one partner HIV positive and the other HIV negative”).
Of figures, etc.: having opposite signs (for example, positive and negative).
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Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing