incongruent
adjective
in·con·gru·ent
ˌin-kən-ˈgrü-ənt 
(ˌ)in-ˈkäŋ-grə-wənt
: not congruent
incongruent triangles
incongruently
adverb
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Wanting to control bodies and love and calling for unfettered freedom for guns and LLCs is inherently incongruent.
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Megan Verlee, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
Danny’s was incongruent with his storyline of subtlety.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024
In July 1914, there was no guarantee that Europe’s alliances would hold together, given how incongruent the interests between the great powers and their weaker partners appeared.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
There are more than 100 access points, uneven roofs and incongruent windows, and a labyrinth of pipes, tunnels and sewers underneath.
—Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The meditative ritual might appear incongruent with the raucous epicenter of the nation’s conservative movement, but Mr. Trump’s political creed stands as one of the starkest examples of his effort to transform the Republican Party into a kind of Church of Trump.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Individuals provide less support to their significant other when their personal goals are incongruent with the needs of the relationship.
—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
Megan Verlee, The Denver Post, 8 June 2024
Danny’s was incongruent with his storyline of subtlety.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024
In July 1914, there was no guarantee that Europe’s alliances would hold together, given how incongruent the interests between the great powers and their weaker partners appeared.
—Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
There are more than 100 access points, uneven roofs and incongruent windows, and a labyrinth of pipes, tunnels and sewers underneath.
—Ségolène Le Stradic, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2024
The meditative ritual might appear incongruent with the raucous epicenter of the nation’s conservative movement, but Mr. Trump’s political creed stands as one of the starkest examples of his effort to transform the Republican Party into a kind of Church of Trump.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Individuals provide less support to their significant other when their personal goals are incongruent with the needs of the relationship.
—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
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