not congruent
Origin of incongruent
Classical Latin incongruens
adjective
The definition of incongruent is not the same, not compatible or out of place.
When you take one position on something and then a second later you take a contrary position, this is an example of a situation where your statements would be described as incongruent.
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incongruent
adjective
- Not congruent.
- Incongruous.
Related Forms:
- in·con′gru·ence
noun
- in·con′gru·ent·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(comparative more incongruent, superlative most incongruent)
- out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent
- The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.
- Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young.
- (mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number
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Sentence Examples
- Telling a lie is usually incongruent to a person's cognitive pattern, and for this reason it is not surprising that a physical response - no matter how subtle - is usually present.
- One's business or garden, the theatre, &c., which promptly inhibit the isolated presentation if incongruent, and unite it to themselves if not.
WORDS NEAR incongruent IN THE DICTIONARY
- incongruent
- incongruently
- incongruities
- incongruity