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incongruent

[ in-kong-groo-uh nt, in-kuh n-groo-, -kuh ng- ]
/ ɪnˈkɒŋ gru ənt, ˌɪn kənˈgru-, -kəŋ- /
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adjective

not congruent.

Words related to incongruent

conflicting, contradictory, contrary, different, discordant, disparate, dissonant, divergent, diverse, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, varying, differing, inconsonant, alien, bizarre, discrepant, distorted, extraneous

Words nearby incongruent

incondensable, incondite, inconducive, inconel, inconformity, incongruent, incongruity, incongruous, inconnu, inconscient, inconsecutive

Origin of incongruent

1525–35; < Latin incongruent- (stem of incongruēns) inconsistent. See in-3, congruent

OTHER WORDS FROM incongruent

in·con·gru·ence, nounin·con·gru·ent·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH incongruent

congruous congruent incongruous incongruent
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Examples from the Web for incongruent

  • Perhaps in some context, the word part is incongruent with this notion that there is only wholeness.

    Nursing as Caring|Anne Boykin

  • There was the picture that she was unable to begin; it floated through her brain, elusive and incongruent.

    The Quaint Companions|Leonard Merrick

  • This was usually done by use of brute force coated with a thin layer of incongruent ideology.

    After the Rain|Sam Vaknin