When people use the word "ironic", they may mean "comically incongruous".
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Incongruous
/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/
Synonyms for "incongruous" (190 found)
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abnormalabsonantabsurdalienamusinganomalousassortedat oddsat variancebadbizarreclashingcollidingconflictingcontradictorycontrarycontrary to reasoncontrastedcontrastingdeparting
Noun(2 words)
aliensclassroom misfit
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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disharmoniousdisjoineddisparatedisproportionatedissimilardissonantdistinctdistinguisheddivergentdivergingdiversdiversediversifieddrolleccentricfallaciousfaultyflawedforeignfunny
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futilegrotesqueharshheterogeneoushilarioushumorousill-advisedill-consideredill-suitedill-timedillogicalimpoliticimproperin disagreementinaccordantinadvisableinappropriateinaptinauthenticincoherentincommensurableincommensurateincompatibleinconclusiveincongruentinconsequentinconsequentialinconsistentinconsonantinept
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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inexpedientinfelicitousinharmoniousinopportuneinvalidirrationalirreconcilablelaughablelooseludicrousmal a proposmalaproposmanymismatchedmotleymultifariousnonscientificnot followingoff coloroff-color
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off-toneout of keepingout of lineout of placeout of proportionout of stepoxymoronicparadoxicalparalogicalpoles apartpoles asunderpricelessquaintqueerquizzicalreasonlessrepugnantrichridiculousrisiblescreamingself-annullingself-contradictoryself-refutingsenselessseparateseparatedseveralunaptunauthenticunbecomingunbefittingunconformableunconnectedundesirableunequalunfitunfittingunfortunateunhappyunlikeunmeetunphilosophicalunprofitableunreasonableunscientificunseasonableunseemlyunsuitableunsuiteduntimelyunwisevariantvariedvariegatedvariousvaryingwhimsicalwidely apartwithout reasonwithout rhyme or reasonwittyworlds apartwrong
Noun(4 words)
Adverb(1 words)
more alien
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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5 entriesincongruous attitudeincongruous pairingincongruous resultsincongruous toneincongruous with reality
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9 entriesSample sentences
9 total sentences available.
He has an incongruous sounding name which is hard to remember.
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Yanni found that incongruous.
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[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.
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