When people use the word "ironic", they may mean "comically incongruous".
Source: tatoeba (1413722)
Incongruous
//ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs//
Synonyms for "incongruous" (194 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (58)
disharmoniousdisjoineddisparatedisproportionatedissimilardissonantdistinctdistinguisheddivergentdivergingdiversdiversediversifieddrolleccentricfallaciousfaultyflawedforeignfunny
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futilegrotesqueharshheterogeneoushilarioushumorousill-advisedill-consideredill-suitedill-timedillogicalimpoliticimproperin disagreementinaccordantinadvisableinappropriateinaptinauthenticincoherentincommensurableincommensurateincompatibleinconclusiveincongruentincongruitousinconsequentinconsequentialinconsistentinconsonantineptinexpedientinfelicitous
Adjective(5 words)
Related words (97)
inopportuneinvalidironicalirrationalirreconcilablelaughablelooseludicrousmal a proposmalaproposmanymismatchedmotleymultifariousnonscientificnot followingoff coloroff-coloroff-toneout of keeping
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out of lineout of placeout of proportionout of stepout or keepingoxymoronicparadoxicalparalogicalpoles apartpoles asunderpricelessquaintqueerquizzicalreasonlessrepugnantrichridiculousrisiblescreamingself-annullingself-contradictoryself-refutingsenselessseparateseparatedseveralunaptunauthenticunbecomingunbefittingunconformableunconnectedundesirableunequalunfitunfittingunfortunateunhappyunlikeunmeetunphilosophicalunprofitableunreasonableunscientificunseasonableunseemlyunsuitableunsuiteduntimelyunwisevariantvariedvariegatedvariousvaryingwhimsicalwidely apartwithout reasonwithout rhyme or reasonwittyworlds apartwrong
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Antonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
3 entriesderived
2 entrieshas context
1 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
13 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- несъвместим adj (not matching)
- несъответстващ adj (not matching)
Catalan
2 entries- incongru adj (not matching)
- incongruent adj (not matching)
Czech
4 entries- nehodící se adj (not matching)
- nepřípadný adj (not matching)
- neslučitelný adj (not matching)
- nezapadající adj (not matching)
Dutch
1 entries- ongepast adj (not matching)
Esperanto
2 entries- malakorda adj (not matching)
- miskongrua adj (not matching)
Finnish
3 entries- epäjohdonmukainen adj (not matching)
- ristiriitainen adj (not matching)
- sopimaton adj (not matching)
French
1 entries- incongru adj (not matching)
Galician
1 entries- incongruente adj (not matching)
German
4 entries- disparat adj (not matching)
- nicht zusammenpassend adj (not matching)
- uneinheitlich adj (not matching)
- ungleich adj (not matching)
Greek
2 entries- ανάρμοστος adj (not matching)
- αταίριαστος adj (not matching)
Italian
1 entries- incongruo adj (not matching)
Japanese
1 entries- 不調和 adj (not matching)
Latin
1 entries- alienus adj (not matching)
Portuguese
1 entries- incongruente adj (not matching)
Romanian
1 entries- incongruent adj (not matching)
Russian
2 entries- неподходя́щий adj (not matching)
- неуме́стный adj (not matching)
Spanish
1 entries- incongruente adj (not matching)
Turkish
1 entries- uyumsuz adj (not matching)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
He has an incongruous sounding name which is hard to remember.
Source: tatoeba (4995849)
Yanni found that incongruous.
Source: tatoeba (9992307)
[P]erhaps he thought me, with my basket of summer fruit, and my lack of the dignity age confers, an incongruous figure in such a scene.
Source: wiktionary
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