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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(figurative, higher register) Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent..
The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.
Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young.
And like so many robots, they’re an incongruent mashup of terrifying and cute. Aww, look at those guys. Also, runnnnn!
Gender ideology is the theory that […] human individuals are properly described in terms of an “internal sense of gender” called “gender identity” that may be incongruent with their “sex assigned at birth.”
Use incongruent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Incongruent means (figurative, higher register) Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent..
Common synonyms include incongruous, absurd, inappropriate.
Possible antonyms include congruent.
The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.
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