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in·con·gru·ous
 incongruous
- pronunciation:
- In
kang
gru
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
not suitable or fitting; out of place.
Shorts were incongruous attire for this formal occasion.- synonyms:
- inappropriate, incongruent, unfitting, unsuitable
- antonyms:
- congruous
- similar words:
- improper, odd, out of place, outlandish, strange, unbecoming
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| definition 2: |
not blending together harmoniously.
To my ear, the piece is a collection of incongruous notes.He and she had incongruous tastes, and deciding on furnishings was always a difficult business.- synonyms:
- disparate, incompatible, mismatched, motley
- antonyms:
- harmonious
- similar words:
- clashing, discordant, dissonant, divergent, odd, strange
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| definition 3: |
not consistent.
This statement was incongruous with his previous remarks.- synonyms:
- conflicting, incompatible, inconsistent
- antonyms:
- congruent
- similar words:
- ajar, contradictory
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| related words: |
absurd, exclusive, foreign, irrelevant, quizzical |
| derivations: |
incongruously (adv.), incongruousness (n.) |
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