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- [in-kong-groo-uh nt, in-kuh n-groo-, -kuh ng-]
- /ɪnˈkɒŋ gru ənt, ˌɪn kənˈgru-, -kəŋ-/
- /ɪnkˈɒnɡruːənt/
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- [in-kong-groo-uh nt, in-kuh n-groo-, -kuh ng-]
- /ɪnˈkɒŋ gru ənt, ˌɪn kənˈgru-, -kəŋ-/
Definitions of incongruent word
- adjective incongruent not congruent. 1
- noun incongruent Incongruous; incompatible. 1
- adjective incongruent not congruent 0
- adjective incongruent out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent. 0
- adjective incongruent (mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number. 0
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Origin of incongruent
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin incongruent- (stem of incongruēns) inconsistent. See in-3, congruent
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Parts of speech for Incongruent
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incongruent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incongruent
adj incongruent
- conflicting — clashing; contradictory
- contradictory — If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are contradictory, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
- contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
- discordant — being at variance; disagreeing; incongruous: discordant opinions.
adjective incongruent
- disconsonant — Not consonant; discordant.
- extraneous — Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with.
Antonyms for incongruent
adjective incongruent
- congruent — If one thing is congruent with another thing, they are similar or fit together well.
- consonant — A consonant is a sound such as 'p', 'f', 'n', or 't' which you pronounce by stopping the air flowing freely through your mouth. Compare vowel.
- concordant — being in agreement: harmonious
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