incongruous
11incongruous — /ɪnˈkɒŋgruəs / (say in konggroohuhs) adjective 1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming; absurd: an incongruous effect. 2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts: incongruous mixtures. 3. inconsistent:… …
12incongruous — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ completely, totally, utterly (esp. BrE) …
13incongruous — adjective something that is incongruous seems strange and unsuitable because it is so unexpected in a particular situation and so different from everything around it: The modern building looked incongruous in such a quaint old village.… …
14incongruous — adjective 1) the women visiting the mission looked incongruous in their smart hats and fur coats Syn: out of place, out of keeping, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited; wrong, strange, odd, curious, queer, absurd, bizarre Ant: appropri …
15incongruous — adjective /ˈɪn.kɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs,ˈɪn.kɒŋ.ɹʊu.ʌs,ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs,ɪŋˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.əs/ Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in. [P]erhaps he thought me, with my basket of summer fruit, and my lack of the dignity age confers, an incongruous figure in …
16incongruous — adj. incongruous with * * * [ɪn kɒŋgrʊəs] incongruouswith …
17incongruous — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inconsistent] Syn. contradictory, conflicting, incompatible, mismatched, irreconcilable, uncoordinated, unconnected, twisted, incoherent, distorted, unrelated, divergent, discrepant, irregular, unpredictable, shifting,… …
18incongruous — in|con|gru|ous [ınˈkɔŋgruəs US ˈka:ŋ ] adj strange, unexpected, or unsuitable in a particular situation ▪ The new theatre looks utterly incongruous in its setting. >incongruously adv …
19Incongruous numbers — Incongruous In*con gru*ous, a. [L. incongruus. See {In } not, and {Congruous}.] Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent;… …
20incongruous — Synonyms and related words: abnormal, absonant, absurd, amusing, anomalous, assorted, at odds, at variance, bad, bizarre, clashing, colliding, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrary to reason, contrasted, contrasting, departing, deviating …
