incongruous

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

incompatible

inconsistent

unsuitable

inappropriate

unlike

contradictory

inharmonious

different

odd

improper

discordant

disparate

ridiculous

inept

paradoxical

absurd

unbecoming

unfit

ungentlemanly

unharmonious

unnatural

unneighborly

unneighbourly

unsuited

unusual

inconsisstent

abnormal

disaccordant

bizarre

dissimilar

dissonant

exceptional

grotesque

heterogeneous

ill-fitted

inexpedient

ironic

ironical

jarring

opposed

out of place

peculiar

unbefitting

unconnected

Translations

incongru

incongruente

incongruente

unvereinbar

unpassend

incongruo

sgraziato

aykırı

goffo

ανάρμοστος

incongruent

incongruo

incongruente

αταίριαστος

bağdaşmaz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs/

Etymology

From Latin incongruus, from in- (“not”) + congruus (“congruent”), equivalent to in- + congruous.