incongruousness

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as in incongruity

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  1. incongruity
  2. inconsistency
  3. incongruence
  4. incompatibility
Noun
  • The passing of 30 years has only enhanced the appeal of the group’s Nashville detour, shifting attention from the incongruity of Ween cutting a country record to the joyous chemistry between these old pros and young punks.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of incongruity
Noun
  • However, inconsistencies and biases in the study’s findings have arisen over the years, leading researchers to scrutinize the data more closely.
    — Versha Pleasant, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • There are no lyrics, no mixing inconsistencies, no jolts of experimental hiss.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of inconsistency
Noun
  • The more senior the team, the more costly this incongruence becomes, because symbolic behavior travels quickly through the organization.
    — Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of incongruence
Noun
  • This can lead to birds choosing a new mate out of necessity more than incompatibility with the previous partner.
    — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 8 July 2026
  • This phenomenon, called cytoplasmic incompatibility, also occurs when male and female mosquitoes carrying different strains of the bacterium mate.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026
Definition of incompatibility
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“Incongruousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruousness. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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