incongruous

The word “incongruous” has 4 syllables: in-con-gru-ous

It's pronounced as /ɪnˈkɑːŋɡruəs/

What is synonym and antonym for incongruous?

In the thesaurus, “incongruous” has 106 synonyms and 77 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for incongruous along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for incongruous

alien
amiss
antagonistic
antipodal
antipodean
antithetical
at odds
at variance
awkward
bad
banned
barred
bizarre
blamable
blameworthy
censurable
clashing
conflicting
contradictory
contrary
diametric
diametrical
disagreeing
disallowed
disconsonant
discordant
discrepant
disparate
distorted
divergent
extraneous
fantastic
fitful
forbidden
foreign
gauche
graceless
illogical
immaterial
improper
inapplicable
inapposite
inappropriate
inapropos
inapt
incoherent
incompatible
incongruent
inconsistent
inconsonant
incorrect
indecorous
inept
infelicitous
inharmonious
inopportune
interdicted
irreconcilable
irregular
irrelative
irrelevant
jumbled
lopsided
malapropos
misbecoming
mismatched
mutually exclusive
naughty
opposing
opposite
out of keeping
out of place
out of the way
outlawed
perverse
prohibited
proscribed
rambling
repugnant
shifting
sinful
twisted
unacceptable
unapt
unavailing
unbalanced
unbecoming
uncongenial
unconnected
uncoordinated
uneven
unfit
unfortunate
ungraceful
unhappy
unintelligible
unpredictable
unrelated
unsatisfactory
unseasonable
unseemly
unsuitable
unsuited
untimely
untoward
wrong

Antonyms for incongruous

OK
abetted
acceptable
accordant
adequate
agreeing
akin
all right
allowed
applicable
apposite
appropriate
approved
apropos
apt
authorized
balanced
becoming
befitting
blameless
commendable
companionate
compatible
concordant
congenial
congruent
congruous
consistent
consonant
correct
corresponding
creditable
decent
decorous
encouraged
endorsed
exemplary
felicitous
fine
fit
fitting
fortunate
genteel
germane
happy
harmonious
indorsed
irreproachable
kosher
licensed
like
matched
material
meet
nonconflicting
okay
opportune
passable
pat
permitted
pointed
promoted
proper
relative
relevant
respectable
right
sanctioned
satisfactory
seasonable
seemly
similar
suitable
supported
timely
tolerable
uniform

Meanings of incongruous

adjective
1. Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
2. Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.

Example Sentences

The bright neon sign seemed incongruous in the quiet, rural town.
His incongruous behavior at the formal event made everyone uncomfortable.
The modern architecture appeared incongruous next to the centuries-old building.
The use of a smartphone in the historical film felt completely incongruous.
The comedian's incongruous comments were met with confused stares from the audience.

On this page you'll find 183 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to incongruous, such as: OK, abetted, acceptable, accordant, adequate, agreeing, akin.

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