incongruent

American  

[in-kong-groo-uhnt, in-kuhn-groo-, -kuhng-] / ɪnˈkɒŋ gru ənt, ˌɪn kənˈgru-, -kəŋ- /

adjective

1. not accordant or in agreement; incongruous.

   All the horrible things she said about him turned out to be incongruent with the man we came to know and trust.

   Synonyms:

   discordant, inharmonious

   Antonyms:

   consonant

2. Chemistry. (of a substance or compound) undergoing a change or changes in composition when undergoing a reaction, as with incongruent melting.

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Other Word Forms

• incongruence noun
• incongruently adverb

Etymology

Origin of incongruent

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin incongruent- (stem of incongruēns ) “inconsistent”; in- ³, congruent

Example Sentences

As ETF leader Jan van Eck recently observed in these pages, such shareholder activism is particularly incongruent for investment funds that merely mirror stock market indexes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her nitpicking boss chastises her for not overloading her uniform with incongruent buttons, or “flair,” insisting she needs to “express herself.”

From Salon

"To me, there is a mind-blowing gap between the knowledge and worries of scientists and the opinions and aims of decision makers, i.e. an incongruent relationship between knowledge and political realities," Andersen-Ranberg told Salon.

From Salon

Such a conclusion is incongruent with what history tells us about such dangerous leaders.

From Salon

“The pieces might be visually incongruent but there is this underlying connection to nature,” Mr. Chen said.

From New York Times