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incongruous
Meaning: not in harmony with surroundings; out of place
incongruous in a sentence
How incongruous is used in real sentences:
A grand chandelier looked incongruous in the small cabin.
The chandelier looked incongruous in the rustic cabin.
“Because an incongruous plastic bead could be mistaken for the crab's ornament, Chen made the prudent decision to leave each arrangement untouched until its history was clear.”
— from the passage A Basin Between Tides
Synonyms for incongruous
Other words for incongruous — inconsistent, incompatible and mismatched — carry the same meaning.
- inconsistent
- incompatible
- mismatched
Antonyms of incongruous
Words that mean the opposite of incongruous:
- fitting
- harmonious
- compatible
Where it comes from
From Latin in- 'not' + congruus 'agreeing'
Memory hook
INCONGRUOUS — IN-CONGRUent.
Practice incongruous in the app