/ Thesaurus / J Synonyms of jarring Find synonyms for: Verb1. clash, jar, collide, conflictusage: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash"2. jolt, jar, moveusage: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion3. jar, shake up, bump around, move, displaceusage: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"4. jar, affect, impress, move, strikeusage: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the audience"5. jar, put, set, place, pose, position, layusage: place in a cylindrical vessel; "jar the jam"Adjective1. jarring, cacophonous (vs. euphonious), cacophonicusage: making or causing a harsh and irritating sound; "the jarring noise of the iron gate scraping on the sidewalk"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: philanthropy Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language