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Synonyms & Antonyms of incongruous
1
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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- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- fine,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- respectable,
- satisfactory,
- tolerable
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2
not being in agreement or harmony
- incongruous theories about the origins of matter
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The first known use of incongruous was in 1582
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