1
as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
there's an incongruous modernism to the actor's performance in this period piece
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as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
incongruous theories about the origins of matter
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Recent Examples of incongruous
But the exceptional nature of McDonald’s gifts strikes an incongruous note.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The site is gerrymandered into three incongruous chunks by a flood plain, a geographic hurdle — structural and budgetary — to what can be built where.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
The buildings are beautiful and tranquil but fundamentally incongruous (modern architecture mixed with bits of decaying monasteries, gathered from meadows in Catalonia and France).
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The site is gerrymandered into three incongruous chunks by a flood plain, a geographic hurdle — structural and budgetary — to what can be built where.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
The site is gerrymandered into three incongruous chunks by a flood plain, a geographic hurdle — structural and budgetary — to what can be built where.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
The buildings are beautiful and tranquil but fundamentally incongruous (modern architecture mixed with bits of decaying monasteries, gathered from meadows in Catalonia and France).
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
The site is gerrymandered into three incongruous chunks by a flood plain, a geographic hurdle — structural and budgetary — to what can be built where.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruous
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Mickey Rourke was removed from the Celebrity Big Brother UK house after further usage of inappropriate language.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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Lewin has insisted there was nothing inappropriate about this visit.—
Nick Tabor,
Curbed,
11 Apr. 2025
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Even so, the practice of choosing a papal name remained inconsistent for the next 1,000 years, with most popes using their baptismal names.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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After an inconsistent first half of the season, manager Unai Emery has found a way of tinkering with Villa’s line-up and still winning.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Olivia Heller/The Hustle For-profit developers, for one thing, often find church and synagogue properties unsuitable for redevelopment.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
11 Apr. 2025
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Such glues and taped seams make Gore-tex jackets unsuitable for chemical recycling.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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These are two starkly conflicting therapeutic pieces of advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Woman Found Alive and 'Gasping for Air' in Body Bag at Iowa Funeral Home The conflicting accounts weighed heavily on the family’s mental state.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Courts and Compliance In terms of the legal battles over Trump's moves, people widely rejected the administration's accusations of improper judicial interference.—
Gary Langer,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Graham was arrested shortly before 4:45 p.m. and charged with engaging police in pursuit, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, improper use of a marker plate, operation without minimum insurance, unsafe passing and operating a motor vehicle without a license.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If a player guesses incorrect groups of words four times, the game ends, and they are defeated.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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Many patients walk away with incorrect prescriptions.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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But even one in three Republicans said their cost of living was on the wrong track, according to the poll, which surveyed 4,306 U.S. adults nationwide between April 16 and April 21.—
Jason Lange,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Many security breaches occur not because of faulty authorization code, but because the wrong people have been granted access due to human errors and poor visibility.—
Arie Abramovici,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Some 59% of voters are unhappy with how things are going in the country.—
Dana Blanton,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Particularly now that Americans are unhappy with the state of economy.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Incongruous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruous. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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