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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent. figuratively

   "The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral."

2. 2
   Of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

Adjective

1. 1
   not congruent wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

absurdconflictingdisconsonantdiscordantdiscordantdiscrepant

Antonyms

All antonyms

congruent

Example

More examples

"She gave me an incongruent answer."

Etymology

From in- + congruent.

Related phrases

out of place

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