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Antonyms for incongruous
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-kong-groo-uhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɒŋ gru əs |
Definition of incongruous
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin incongruus "incongruous," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + congruus "fit, suitable" (see congruent). Related: Incongruously.
- adj out of place; absurd
- The subscribers to the opera would see little in it that was incongruous.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- It had for its incongruous lid a door that had been lifted from its hinges.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
- The silliness of the situation burned her sense of the incongruous.
- Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker
- Others are a marvel of ingenious and incongruous combination.
- Extract from : « Italy, the Magic Land » by Lilian Whiting
- It was as if there could be no end of his discoveries about that girl, at the most incongruous moments.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- It must have struck most people as incongruous, for it was not liked, and in 1848 it was removed.
- Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury » by H. J. L. J. Mass
- Ah, it looked grim and incongruous in that peaceful English nursery!
- Extract from : « Four Days » by Hetty Hemenway
- Well, he was not incongruous with this background, simply because he destroyed it.
- Extract from : « The Beach of Dreams » by H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Generation after generation, the most incongruous characters have been added.
- Extract from : « The Peace Egg and Other tales » by Juliana Horatia Ewing
- In spite of the incongruous saddle, the young girl's seat was admirable.
- Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
Synonyms for incongruous
- alien
- bizarre
- conflicting
- contradictory
- disconsonant
- discordant
- disparate
- distorted
- divergent
- extraneous
- fantastic
- fitful
- foreign
- illogical
- improper
- inappropriate
- inapropos
- inapt
- incoherent
- incompatible
- incongruent
- inconsistent
- irreconcilable
- irregular
- jumbled
- lopsided
- mismatched
- out of keeping
- rambling
- shifting
- twisted
- unavailing
- unbalanced
- unbecoming
- unconnected
- uncoordinated
- uneven
- unintelligible
- unpredictable
- unrelated
- unsuitable
- unsuited
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