incongruous

[US]/ɪnˈkɒŋɡruəs/
[UK]/ɪnˈkɑːŋɡruəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings, circumstances, or other aspects of something.

Example Sentences

a plan incongruous with reason.

a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.

an absurdly incongruous couple

incongruous behavior.See Synonyms at inconsistent

Negotiating with terrorists is incongruous with national policy.

A fur coat is incongruous with a bathing suit.

The incongruous design is a compromise between high tech and early American.

I found the scene somewhat incongruous.

It was incongruous to see a thief sitting there cheek by jowl with the policeman.

the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath.

The modern huge building looks incongruous in that old-fashioned village.

These remarks don’t have any relationship to the problem at hand;they are incongruous and should be stricken from the record.

I've always been interested in fractured, demented, asymmetrical, incongruous textures, and indeed what I call “dysprosody” – the prosody of distressed sounds.

Real-world Examples

Then a strangely incongruous sight struck her eyes.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Here the soldiers are fraternising — an incongruous sight, to say the least.

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

His plumpness and his red, fat cheeks made his mourning not a little incongruous.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

But their public views may be incongruous- or not in agreement with - their personal views.

Source: 6 Minute English

The book is the latest in a trend of 'mash-ups' - interesting mixes of two incongruous elements.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2016

The pairing of Christ with Bellerophon is not as incongruous as it might initially seem to us.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

" Again? " Fanny's kind, rather moon-like face took on an incongruous expression of pained and disapproving astonishment.

Source: Brave New World

There was one that especially struck her; it seemed so incongruous.

Source: Washington Square

Liao Yuan: This setting seems so incongruous to your teachings.

Source: 202322

Nor did Vanderbilt look incongruous in this brilliant setting.

Source: The Era of Big Business

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