1
as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
the book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated
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2
as in accordance
a state of consistency
there's little congruity between your professed religious beliefs and your actual behavior
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Recent Examples of congruity
With three new offensive lineman joining center Aaron Brewer and tackle Austin Jackson, the importance of congruity cannot be understated.
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Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Uncanny forms—semi-organic shapes, with stray kinks and curves hammered flat—assumed an unlikely congruity.
—Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
Women still have to work harder to overcome role-congruity bias.
—Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes, 12 June 2021
Fortunately, that lack of congruity didn’t detract from superb upper fit and security for most testers.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021
Create congruity between your spending and giving and your values.
—Ross Levin, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety — the treatments weren’t working.
—Trésor Prijs, Teen Vogue, 1 June 2018
At the time, there weren’t a ton of slam-dunk options, especially for a league that has historically had a high standard of basketball and values geographic congruity.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018
Maybe that would be its own form of spiritual growth on a micro scale — proof of my own congruity with the universe even under mildly uncomfortable conditions.
—Anna Hezel, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
Uncanny forms—semi-organic shapes, with stray kinks and curves hammered flat—assumed an unlikely congruity.
—Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022
Women still have to work harder to overcome role-congruity bias.
—Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes, 12 June 2021
Fortunately, that lack of congruity didn’t detract from superb upper fit and security for most testers.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021
Create congruity between your spending and giving and your values.
—Ross Levin, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety — the treatments weren’t working.
—Trésor Prijs, Teen Vogue, 1 June 2018
At the time, there weren’t a ton of slam-dunk options, especially for a league that has historically had a high standard of basketball and values geographic congruity.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018
Maybe that would be its own form of spiritual growth on a micro scale — proof of my own congruity with the universe even under mildly uncomfortable conditions.
—Anna Hezel, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruity
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Due to the similarities with the viral Coldplay jumbotron, social media users were quick to assume that something untoward was happening.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Vasquez seemingly shared no visual similarities to Samuel Vazquez, a 41-year-old accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend and her dog outside a Publix in Davenport, the outlet reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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The notice says the removal of telework as a reasonable accommodation, which is given to employees with disabilities, was done in accordance with President Donald Trump’s presidential memorandum issued on Feb. 7 that required federal employees to transition to full-time, in-person work.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement In the 1940s, the Department of Defense was given its current name, and department officials were titled in accordance.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite his mother’s wish to keep the boy out of the Hollywood spotlight, his resemblance at 16 to his father was such that he was cast as Robert’s younger brother in Thunder Road.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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From jokes about his resemblance to former NBA star Delonté West to comments about the cover hurting the album’s streams, Thug’s provocative art, for the first time, landed flat.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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The music cut out, leaving the three of them to deliver powerful harmonies before the band kicked back in.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
5 Oct. 2025
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Libra is an air and cardinal sign that finds balance, harmony and peace in the law and relationships.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Israeli critics say the accords instead set the stage for a surge in violence by Palestinian militants.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Not every major player has signed those accords (notably China and Russia); however, other nations have signaled alternative approaches to resource governance and cooperation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Congruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congruity. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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