incongruous
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in·con·gru·ous
(ĭn-kŏng'grū-əs) 
adj.
incongruousness in·con'gru·ous·ness n.
adj.
- Lacking in harmony; incompatible: a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
- Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent: a plan incongruous with reason.
- Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate: incongruous behavior.
[From Latin incongruus : in-, not; see in-1 + congruus, congruous; see congruous.]
incongruously in·con'gru·ous·ly adv.incongruousness in·con'gru·ous·ness n.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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incongruous
adjective
- Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency: discordant, discrepant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruent, inconsistent. See agree/disagree.
- In sharp opposition: discrepant, incompatible, incongruent, inconsistent. Logic repugnant. See agree/disagree.
- Not suited to circumstances: improper, inappropriate, inapt, inept, malapropos, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable. Idioms: out of place. See agree/disagree, usual/unusual.
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incongruous
adj
Definition: out of place; absurd
Antonyms: appropriate, compatible, congruous, consistent, corresponding, fitting, harmonious, matched, suitable, uniform
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incongruous
IN BRIEF: Not conforming or harmonious.
But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy.
— George Eliot (1819-1880), English novelist.
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Incongruous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - inkongruent, uoverensstemmende, selvmodsigende
Nederlands (Dutch)
ongerijmd, ongewoon, uit de toon vallend
Français (French)
adj. - incongru, déconcertant, bizarre, surprenant
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unpassend, nicht zueinanderpassend, unvereinbar
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αταίριαστος, ανάρμοστος, ασυνεπής, ασύμφωνος, αντιβαίνων, δυσαρμονικός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - impróprio, inconsistente
Русский (Russian)
несоответственный, неприличный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - incongruo, incongruente, incompatible, inadecuado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oförenlig, inkongruent, omaka, avvikande, orimlig, motsägelsefull, absurd
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不协调的, 前后不一的, 不一致的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不協調的, 前後不一的, 不一致的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일치하지 않는, 어울리지 않는, 모순된
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不調和な, 一致しない
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متنافر, متعارض مع
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא מתאים, לא משתלב, סותר
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