as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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Recent Examples of incongruities
Plehn finds the bottom-quark incongruities intriguing.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
In another show, with a lesser writer, such incongruities could be read as character inconsistencies, accidental oversights, mistakes.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
In another show, with a lesser writer, such incongruities could be read as character inconsistencies, accidental oversights, mistakes.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruities
paradoxes
Noun
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The ancient Greek philosopher Zeno used it to concoct all sorts of paradoxes.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Feb. 2026
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The strong force’s paradoxes make its interactions incredibly difficult to predict.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Incongruities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruities. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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