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as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
there's an incongruous modernism to the actor's performance in this period piece
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as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
incongruous theories about the origins of matter
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Recent Examples of incongruous
That seemed as incongruous a combination as a nightingale harmonizing with an alley cat.
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Fans were skeptical of the collaboration, pointing out the match seemed incongruous off the bat and doubling down after hearing the track itself.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Comfortable familiarity and an awkward desire to escape co-exist like the two quotes at the start, both true in incongruous harmony.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
Ajax may have ended last season as the fifth-best team in Europe’s sixth-best league, with the former England captain an incongruous presence in their midfield, but this match is second versus third and a crowd of 53,000 on a Wednesday evening offers a reminder of the scale of Ajax.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025
Fans were skeptical of the collaboration, pointing out the match seemed incongruous off the bat and doubling down after hearing the track itself.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
Comfortable familiarity and an awkward desire to escape co-exist like the two quotes at the start, both true in incongruous harmony.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
Ajax may have ended last season as the fifth-best team in Europe’s sixth-best league, with the former England captain an incongruous presence in their midfield, but this match is second versus third and a crowd of 53,000 on a Wednesday evening offers a reminder of the scale of Ajax.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruous
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Is the ‘Minecraft’ movie inappropriate? Not particularly.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The league’s reason for not punishing Morant was understanding his intent behind the gesture wasn’t violent, but Morant was advised to refrain from using the inappropriate celebration.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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But without a strong messaging foundation, those pieces can feel scattered, inconsistent, or even contradictory.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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His current form may be inconsistent at best, but Finau believes the best results of his career are still ahead of him.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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If the new wells prove unsuitable for city use, the city has a contingency plan designed for rehabilitation.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Until now, scientists have generally thought that planets orbiting white dwarfs would be unsuitable for life because the dynamic temperature decrease of their dead parent star makes their atmospheres too unstable.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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That gross number ignores the economic impact of tariffs and glosses over Trump’s conflicting goals.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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There are conflicting reports about the influencer's background in golf.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tony Bennett's daughters filed a new lawsuit in New York, claiming their brother abused his power of fiduciary duty and other improper and unlawful conduct, according to court documents obtained by Fox News Digital.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The move backfired: the bank’s board of governors, on which China remains an observer, removed Claver-Carone after allegations of improper behavior involving a subordinate.—
MATIAS SPEKTOR,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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Although some posters online have suggested the streetlamp are emitting ultraviolet or black light, that's incorrect, Davis said.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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When that happens, inferring eligibility based on the tax unit claiming the child would be incorrect.—
Elaine Maag,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the case of the Ruscha photographs, computer vision was simply wrong.—
Sonja Drimmer,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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It’s been more than two years since a fiery derailment in rural Ohio made Norfolk Southern and the village of East Palestine household names for all the wrong reasons.—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Despite his close relationship with Trump, Elon Musk is unhappy about tariffs, which stand to hurt the business empire of the world’s richest man.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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There have even been reports of police being called to deal with the rowdy behavior, not to mention some theater employees who are unhappy about the cleanup required.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Incongruous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruous. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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