What is another word for incongruous?
845 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnkˈɒnɡɹuːəs], [ ɪnkˈɒnɡɹuːəs], [ ɪ_n_k_ˈɒ_n_ɡ_ɹ_uː_ə_s]
Incongruous is a word that describes something that is out of place, out of sync, or incompatible. Some common synonyms for incongruous include mismatched, unsuitable, conflicting, discordant, inappropriate, and incompatible. Additional synonyms for incongruous are dissonant, disparate, divergent, unharmonious, and unseemly. These words all imply a lack of cohesion, harmony, or consistency, and suggest that two things are not quite right together. Antonyms for incongruous include congruous, consistent, harmonious, and fitting, which all suggest that things are well-matched and in balance. When describing something that doesn't quite fit or is out of place, there are plenty of synonyms to choose from.
Synonyms for Incongruous:
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adj.
• absurd- anachronistic ,
- bizarre ,
- campier ,
- campiest ,
- campy ,
- crazy ,
- eccentric ,
- fallacious ,
- farcical ,
- foolish ,
- for grins ,
- gagged up ,
- idiotic ,
- illogical ,
- implausible ,
- inane ,
- invalid ,
- irrational ,
- jokey ,
- ludicrous ,
- meaningless ,
- nonsensical ,
- outlandish ,
- paradoxical ,
- preposterous ,
- ridiculous ,
- silly ,
- stupid ,
- flaky ,
- fooling around ,
- goofy ,
- laughable ,
- loony ,
- off the wall .
- Diversiform ,
- Omniform ,
- Varietal ,
- anthologized ,
- omnifarious ,
- unlike ,
- variform ,
- many ,
- several ,
- some ,
- varicolored .
- foot-in-mouth ,
- ill-fitted ,
- inapropos ,
- left field ,
- left-field ,
- leftfield ,
- out of place ,
- way off ,
- wrong number ,
- wrong-number ,
- Unmeet .
- aberrant ,
- abnormal ,
- atypical ,
- crosspatch ,
- curious ,
- deranged ,
- deviant ,
- divergent ,
- erratic ,
- exceptional ,
- extraordinary ,
- fey ,
- freakish ,
- funny ,
- idiosyncratic ,
- irregular ,
- misfit ,
- mismatch ,
- nonconforming ,
- novel ,
- odd ,
- oddball ,
- oddity ,
- off ,
- out of the ordinary ,
- peculiar ,
- queer ,
- quirky ,
- singular ,
- strange ,
- un-ordinary ,
- uncommon ,
- unconventional ,
- uncustomary ,
- unfamiliar ,
- unique ,
- untypical ,
- unusual .
- Heteroclite ,
- hetero clite ,
- hetero-clite ,
- more heteroclite ,
- more unrepresentative ,
- most heteroclite ,
- most unrepresentative ,
- oddest ,
- rarest ,
- un natural ,
- un orthodox ,
- un representative ,
- un typical ,
- un-natural ,
- un-orthodox ,
- un-representative ,
- un-typical .
- anti thetic ,
- anti thetical ,
- anti-thetic ,
- anti-thetical ,
- co nest ,
- co-nest ,
- coner ,
- conest ,
- counter active ,
- counter-active ,
- more against ,
- more agin ,
- more anti ,
- more antithetic ,
- more negating ,
- more nullifying ,
- more reverse ,
- most against ,
- most agin ,
- most anti ,
- most antithetic ,
- most negating ,
- most nullifying ,
- most opposite ,
- most reverse ,
- re verse ,
- re-verse .
- Irrelative ,
- in apposite ,
- in-apposite ,
- more inapposite ,
- more irrelative ,
- more unassimilable ,
- more uncharacteristic ,
- most inapposite ,
- most irrelative ,
- most unassimilable ,
- most uncharacteristic ,
- un assimilable ,
- un characteristic ,
- un related ,
- un-assimilable ,
- un-characteristic ,
- un-related .
- de formed ,
- de-formed ,
- grodier ,
- malformed ,
- more antic ,
- more surrealistic ,
- most antic ,
- most surrealistic ,
- sur realistic ,
- sur-realistic ,
- un cannier ,
- un canniest ,
- un canny ,
- un-cannier ,
- un-canniest ,
- un-canny .
- dis similar ,
- dis-similar ,
- in dependent ,
- in-dependent ,
- independent ,
- more amalgamate ,
- more contrasted ,
- more mingled ,
- more mongrel ,
- more mosaic ,
- more multiplex ,
- more unallied ,
- most amalgamate ,
- most contrasted ,
- most mingled ,
- most mongrel ,
- most mosaic ,
- most multiplex ,
- most unallied ,
- motley ,
- multiplex ,
- un allied ,
- un-allied .
- in conclusive ,
- in consequent ,
- in correct ,
- in valid ,
- in-conclusive ,
- in-consequent ,
- in-correct ,
- in-valid ,
- irrelevant ,
- more casuistic ,
- more self contradictory ,
- more self-contradictory ,
- more selfcontradictory ,
- more sophistical ,
- most casuistic ,
- most self contradictory ,
- most self-contradictory ,
- most selfcontradictory ,
- most sophistical ,
- self contradictory ,
- selfcontradictory ,
- un connected ,
- un proved ,
- un scientific ,
- un substantial ,
- un tenable ,
- un-connected ,
- un-proved ,
- un-scientific ,
- un-substantial ,
- un-tenable ,
- unproved .
- Procacious ,
- dis courteous ,
- dis gracious ,
- dis-courteous ,
- dis-gracious ,
- flippest ,
- ill mannered ,
- illmannered ,
- in solent ,
- in-solent ,
- interfering ,
- intrusive ,
- lippier ,
- lippiest ,
- meddlesome ,
- more disgracious ,
- more meddling ,
- more procacious ,
- most disgracious ,
- most meddling ,
- most procacious ,
- off base ,
- out line ,
- pre sumptuous ,
- un civil ,
- un gracious ,
- un mannerly ,
- un-civil ,
- un-gracious ,
- un-mannerly ,
- uncalled for ,
- uncalledfor .
- ill adapted ,
- illadapted ,
- in adept ,
- in apter ,
- in aptest ,
- in experienced ,
- in expert ,
- in sipid ,
- in-adept ,
- in-apter ,
- in-aptest ,
- in-experienced ,
- in-expert ,
- in-sipid ,
- more ill adapted ,
- more ill-adapted ,
- more illadapted ,
- more inadept ,
- more undexterous ,
- more unfacile ,
- more unproficient ,
- most ill adapted ,
- most ill-adapted ,
- most illadapted ,
- most inadept ,
- most undexterous ,
- most unfacile ,
- most unproficient ,
- un abler ,
- un ablest ,
- un dexterous ,
- un facile ,
- un handier ,
- un handiest ,
- un handy ,
- un proficient ,
- un skilled ,
- un-abler ,
- un-ablest ,
- un-dexterous ,
- un-facile ,
- un-handier ,
- un-handiest ,
- un-handy ,
- un-proficient ,
- un-skilled ,
- unhandier ,
- unhandiest .
- in compatible ,
- in conformable ,
- in-compatible ,
- in-conformable ,
- in-constant ,
- marching a different drummer ,
- marching different drummer ,
- marching to a different drummer ,
- marching to different drummer ,
- mis matched ,
- mis-matched ,
- more inconformable ,
- more mismatched ,
- more unadapted ,
- most inconformable ,
- most mismatched ,
- most unadapted ,
- night day ,
- un adapted ,
- un-adapted ,
- whale difference .
- in consistent ,
- in-consistent ,
- out step ,
- temperamental ,
- un predictable ,
- un stable ,
- un stabler ,
- un stablest ,
- un-predictable ,
- un-stable ,
- un-stabler ,
- un-stablest .
- double edged ,
- doubleedged ,
- mocking ,
- mordant ,
- more backbiting ,
- more chaffing ,
- more double edged ,
- more double-edged ,
- more doubleedged ,
- more ironic ,
- more jibing ,
- more satiric ,
- more uncomplimentary ,
- most backbiting ,
- most chaffing ,
- most double edged ,
- most double-edged ,
- most doubleedged ,
- most ironical ,
- most jibing ,
- most uncomplimentary ,
- quick witted ,
- quickwitted ,
- satiric ,
- scathing ,
- un complimentary ,
- un-complimentary ,
- wry .
- hardline ,
- in flexible ,
- in-exorable ,
- in-flexible ,
- most intransigent ,
- un appeasable ,
- un compromising ,
- un friendlier ,
- un friendliest ,
- un-appeasable ,
- un-compromising ,
- un-friendlier ,
- un-friendliest ,
- un-friendly .
- disparate ,
- distorted ,
- extraneous ,
- fitful ,
- jumbled ,
- lopsided ,
- shifting ,
- twisted ,
- unavailing ,
- unbalanced ,
- unconnected ,
- uncoordinated ,
- uneven ,
- unintelligible ,
- unpredictable ,
- unrelated ,
- unsuitable ,
- unsuited .
- more side splitting ,
- more side-splitting ,
- more slaying ,
- more splitting ,
- most side splitting ,
- most side-splitting ,
- most slaying ,
- most splitting ,
- side splitting ,
- side-splitting .
- dis creditable ,
- dis-creditable ,
- in decent ,
- in delicate ,
- in-decent ,
- in-delicate ,
- un attractive ,
- un becoming ,
- un fair ,
- un fairer ,
- un fairest ,
- un flattering ,
- un godlier ,
- un godliest ,
- un godly ,
- un handsome ,
- un handsomer ,
- un handsomest ,
- un lovelier ,
- un loveliest ,
- un lovely ,
- un sightlier ,
- un sightliest ,
- un sightly ,
- un worthier ,
- un worthiest ,
- un worthy ,
- un-attractive ,
- un-becoming ,
- un-fair ,
- un-fairer ,
- un-fairest ,
- un-flattering ,
- un-godlier ,
- un-godliest ,
- un-godly ,
- un-handsome ,
- un-handsomer ,
- un-handsomest ,
- un-lovelier ,
- un-loveliest ,
- un-lovely ,
- un-sightlier ,
- un-sightliest ,
- un-sightly ,
- un-worthier ,
- un-worthiest ,
- unhandsomer ,
- unhandsomest .
- can't make grade ,
- cant make grade ,
- cant make the grade ,
- ill equipped ,
- illequipped ,
- in adequate ,
- in effective ,
- in-adequate ,
- in-effective ,
- mis taken ,
- more ill equipped ,
- more ill-equipped ,
- more illequipped ,
- more uncool ,
- more unpromising ,
- most ill equipped ,
- most ill-equipped ,
- most illequipped ,
- most uncool ,
- most unpromising ,
- out element ,
- out of element ,
- out shape ,
- un cool ,
- un fit ,
- un healthier ,
- un healthiest ,
- un healthy ,
- un likelier ,
- un likeliest ,
- un likely ,
- un promising ,
- un-cool ,
- un-fit ,
- un-healthiest ,
- un-healthy ,
- un-likelier ,
- un-likely ,
- un-promising .
- in harmonic ,
- in-harmonic ,
- more inharmonic ,
- most inharmonic ,
- un harmonious ,
- un-harmonious ,
- unharmonious .
- dis harmonious ,
- dis-harmonious ,
- more disharmonious ,
- more unalike ,
- most disharmonious ,
- most unalike ,
- un alike ,
- un equal ,
- un liker ,
- un likest ,
- un-alike ,
- un-equal ,
- un-liker ,
- un-likest .
- far fetched ,
- full hot air ,
- in consequential ,
- in-consequential ,
- more reasonless ,
- most reasonless ,
- un reasonable ,
- un reasoned ,
- un-reasonable ,
- un-reasoned .
- de ranged ,
- de-ranged ,
- dis eased ,
- dis-eased ,
- in firmer ,
- in firmest ,
- in sane ,
- in saner ,
- in sanest ,
- in secure ,
- in securer ,
- in securest ,
- in substantial ,
- in-firmer ,
- in-firmest ,
- in-sane ,
- in-saner ,
- in-secure ,
- in-securer ,
- in-securest ,
- in-substantial ,
- more unbacked ,
- most unbacked ,
- not solid ,
- un backed ,
- un hinged ,
- un reliable ,
- un safe ,
- un safer ,
- un safest ,
- un sound ,
- un sounder ,
- un soundest ,
- un steadier ,
- un steadiest ,
- un steady ,
- un-backed ,
- un-balanced ,
- un-hinged ,
- un-reliable ,
- un-safe ,
- un-safer ,
- un-safest ,
- un-sound ,
- un-sounder ,
- un-soundest ,
- un-steadier ,
- un-steadiest .
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- edgy .
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- agree .
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- usual .
Other synonyms:
- alike ,
- bizarrely ,
- damnedest ,
- dreamlike ,
- extraordinarily ,
- funnily ,
- inapt ,
- incoherent ,
- incongruent ,
- off-the-wall ,
- outre ,
- paradoxically ,
- preternatural ,
- screwy ,
- unbefitting ,
- uncanny ,
- unnaturally ,
- unworldly ,
- weird .
- fantastically ,
- far-out ,
- improbable ,
- inept ,
- malapropos ,
- peculiarly ,
- strangely ,
- unbecoming ,
- wandering .
Other relevant words:
• bizarre
• inconsistent
• laughable
- rich .
- AGIN ,
- Disgracious ,
- Gelastic ,
- Inconformable ,
- Out of keeping ,
- Unallied ,
- Unhandsome ,
- Unhandy ,
- absurd ,
- alien ,
- all wet ,
- anomalous ,
- anti ,
- antithetic ,
- can't make the grade ,
- casuistic ,
- conflicting ,
- contradictory ,
- diametrically opposed ,
- different ,
- discordant ,
- disharmonious ,
- dissentient ,
- double-edged ,
- far cry from ,
- flawed ,
- flipper ,
- full of hot air ,
- grody ,
- grotesque ,
- hard line ,
- head-strong ,
- heterogeneous ,
- ill-adapted ,
- ill-equipped ,
- impertinent ,
- impossible ,
- improper ,
- in conflict ,
- in firm ,
- in poor health ,
- inadept ,
- inapposite ,
- inappropriate ,
- incompatible ,
- inconsistent ,
- inharmonic ,
- inharmonious ,
- irreconcilable ,
- laid low ,
- lippy ,
- longwinded ,
- mismatched ,
- no go ,
- not alike ,
- not fit ,
- not following ,
- out of character ,
- out of line ,
- out of shape ,
- out of step ,
- poles apart ,
- rambling ,
- reasonless ,
- self-contradictory ,
- senseless ,
- smart alecky ,
- sophistical ,
- sour note ,
- unadapted ,
- unalike ,
- unassimilable ,
- unbacked ,
- uncharacteristic ,
- uncomplimentary ,
- uncongenial ,
- uncool ,
- undexterous ,
- unfacile ,
- unproficient ,
- unpromising ,
- unreasonable ,
- unrepresentative ,
- unsound ,
- whale of difference ,
- without basis ,
- without foundation ,
- wrong .
- accidental ,
- alternative ,
- alternative lifestyle ,
- contrary ,
- custom-built ,
- custom-made ,
- customize ,
- difference ,
- distinctive ,
- especial ,
- exotic ,
- guerrilla ,
- inimitable ,
- irreplaceable ,
- large ,
- left field ,
- magical ,
- mark ,
- matchless ,
- million ,
- non-standard ,
- once ,
- once-in-a-lifetime ,
- one ,
- ordinary ,
- outpost ,
- peerless ,
- personalize ,
- personalized ,
- random ,
- rare ,
- rarity ,
- refreshing ,
- remarkable ,
- remarkably ,
- signal ,
- signally ,
- singularly ,
- special ,
- step ,
- transcendental ,
- unequalled ,
- unforgettable ,
- unmatched ,
- unparalleled ,
- unrivalled ,
- unusually ,
- unwonted .
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How to use "Incongruous" in context?
The word "incongruous" is derived from the Latin word "incongruus," meaning "not in keeping with." Incongruous things can be comical or confusing, but they are always oddly amusing. For example, a policeman dressed as a pirate. Or a doctor who roller skates to work. Incongruous elements can be found in all sorts of things, from the mundane to the extraordinary.
One of the most famous examples of an incongruous object is the Mona Lisa.
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Equivalence
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Adjective
improper, inappropriate, inconsistent.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
conflicting, farcical, illogical, inadequate, insane, ludicrous, meaningless, misguided, nonsense, odd, outrageous, pointless, senseless.
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Other Related
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Adjective
absurd, contradictory, incompatible, inopportune, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous, unreasonable.
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