incongruent
adjective
in·con·gru·ent
ˌin-kən-ˈgrü-ənt 
(ˌ)in-ˈkäŋ-grə-wənt
: not congruent
incongruent triangles
incongruently
adverb
Examples of incongruent in a Sentence
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Individuals provide less support to their significant other when their personal goals are incongruent with the needs of the relationship.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For those who have known Meadows for a long time, including those who harbor a powerful dislike of him, his air of breezy prosperity is not at all incongruent with the crisis that currently looms over him.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Many of the stately old East Coast museums straddle incongruent worlds.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
Beside a wrecked loading platform, two missile tail pieces spill with barley, an incongruent image created by the Russian campaign to crush Ukraine’s grain export capability.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2023
Maybe that seems incongruent with Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which recounts the abuse and ascendancy of Celie, a poor Black woman living in the rural South in the early 1900s.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
While several suits filed against the company argue that Vivint has built deception into its business model, Vivint has said in statements and legal rebuttals that such practices are incongruent with its company ethics.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
The Rangers lead the AL West and have designs on a long playoff run, but Friday’s loss, and the last week in general, underscored two issues that are incongruent with playoff teams.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2023
The track was already gaining traction thanks to clips using the song to soundtrack incongruent or mundane footage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
Mark Travers, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
For those who have known Meadows for a long time, including those who harbor a powerful dislike of him, his air of breezy prosperity is not at all incongruent with the crisis that currently looms over him.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
Many of the stately old East Coast museums straddle incongruent worlds.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
Beside a wrecked loading platform, two missile tail pieces spill with barley, an incongruent image created by the Russian campaign to crush Ukraine’s grain export capability.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2023
Maybe that seems incongruent with Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, which recounts the abuse and ascendancy of Celie, a poor Black woman living in the rural South in the early 1900s.
—Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
While several suits filed against the company argue that Vivint has built deception into its business model, Vivint has said in statements and legal rebuttals that such practices are incongruent with its company ethics.
—Shannon Sollitt, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
The Rangers lead the AL West and have designs on a long playoff run, but Friday’s loss, and the last week in general, underscored two issues that are incongruent with playoff teams.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2023
The track was already gaining traction thanks to clips using the song to soundtrack incongruent or mundane footage.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin incongruent-, incongruens, from in- + congruent-, congruens congruent
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of incongruent was
in the 15th century
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“Incongruent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incongruent. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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