'Incongruous' definitions:
Definition of 'incongruous'
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Definition of 'Incongruous'
From: GCIDE
- Incongruous \In*con"gru*ous\, a. [L. incongruus. See In- not, and Congruous.] Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc. "Incongruous mixtures of opinions." --I. Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance. --C. J. Smith. [1913 Webster]
- Incongruous numbers (Arith.), two numbers, which, with respect to a third, are such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers being said to be incongruous with respect to the third; as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to four.
- Syn: Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing; absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See Inconsistent. -- {In*con"gru*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*con"gru*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'incongruous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abnormal,
- absonant,
- absurd,
- amusing,
- anomalous,
- assorted,
- at odds,
- at variance,
- bad,
- bizarre,
- clashing,
- colliding,
- conflicting,
- contradictory,
- contrary,
- contrary to reason,
- contrasted,
- contrasting,
- departing,
- deviating,
- deviative,
- different,
- differentiated,
- differing,
- disaccordant,
- disagreeing,
- disconsonant,
- discordant,
- discrepant,
- discrete,
- discriminated,
- disharmonious,
- disjoined,
- disparate,
- disproportionate,
- dissimilar,
- dissonant,
- distinct,
- distinguished,
- divergent,
- diverging,
- divers,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- droll,
- eccentric,
- fallacious,
- faulty,
- flawed,
- funny,
- futile,
- harsh,
- heterogeneous,
- hilarious,
- humorous,
- ill-advised,
- ill-considered,
- ill-suited,
- ill-timed,
- illogical,
- impolitic,
- improper,
- in disagreement,
- inaccordant,
- inadvisable,
- inappropriate,
- inapt,
- inauthentic,
- incoherent,
- incommensurable,
- incommensurate,
- incompatible,
- inconclusive,
- incongruent,
- inconsequent,
- inconsequential,
- inconsistent,
- inconsonant,
- inept,
- inexpedient,
- infelicitous,
- inharmonious,
- inopportune,
- invalid,
- irrational,
- irreconcilable,
- laughable,
- loose,
- ludicrous,
- mal a propos,
- malapropos,
- many,
- motley,
- multifarious,
- nonscientific,
- not following,
- off-color,
- off-tone,
- out of keeping,
- out of line,
- out of place,
- out of proportion,
- out of step,
- oxymoronic,
- paradoxical,
- paralogical,
- poles apart,
- poles asunder,
- priceless,
- quaint,
- quizzical,
- reasonless,
- rich,
- ridiculous,
- risible,
- screaming,
- self-annulling,
- self-contradictory,
- self-refuting,
- senseless,
- separate,
- separated,
- several,
- unapt,
- unauthentic,
- unbecoming,
- unbefitting,
- unconformable,
- unconnected,
- undesirable,
- unequal,
- unfit,
- unfitting,
- unfortunate,
- unhappy,
- unlike,
- unmeet,
- unphilosophical,
- unprofitable,
- unreasonable,
- unscientific,
- unseasonable,
- unseemly,
- unsuitable,
- unsuited,
- untimely,
- unwise,
- variant,
- varied,
- variegated,
- various,
- varying,
- whimsical,
- widely apart,
- without reason,
- witty,
- worlds apart,
- wrong