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Recent Examples of incongruous Some revolve around car shows, and members will notice a lug or bolt that is incongruous with its era. Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025 But incongruous, anomalous, larger-than-life objects are American DNA, part of our collective self-identity. Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025 This scuffle has separated the two groups of actors into flip sides of the same coin, where similar strategies are used for incongruous end-goals. Maximo Bratter, Sun Sentinel, 30 June 2025 An incongruous 25-story tower seen from all city vantage points, the Tour d'Ivoire residential building is on close inspection worthy of its landmark protection status for its sleek 1960s Modernist lines and wing- or sail-like balconies. John Oseid, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for incongruous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruous
Adjective
  • Some of my friends were pressured to send inappropriate pictures, contacted by strangers, and exposed to content way beyond our age.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Businesses/nominees cannot obtain votes by any fraudulent or inappropriate means.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Oliver Glasner cannot be accused of giving out inconsistent messages.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Fairlead Strategies or its affiliates may have positions in financial instruments mentioned, may have acquired such positions at prices no longer available, and may have interests different from or adverse to your interests or inconsistent with the advice herein.
    Katie Stockton, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The concern expressed is that people are turning to AI for mental health advice and do not realize that (presumably) AI is unsuitable for that purpose.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2015, the FDA issued a tepid notice about the risks of using acetaminophen during pregnancy, mentioning conflicting results about a possible link to ADHD but nothing about autism.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Analysts say the producer price index and the consumer price index appeared to show conflicting signals in July about inflation.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But when attendees arrived on the remote island, there was little food — except, famously, cheese sandwiches — along with tents for housing and no actual music performances as the festival crumbled, with McFarland blaming improper infrastructure.
    Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Citizens said its policy didn’t cover some of the property damaged by the leak and said other damage was due to wear and tear and improper installation.
    Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This approach is unreliable because the proxy materials, like volcanic rock, might have been changed by geological processes or created long after the eggs were laid, resulting in incorrect age estimates.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Poor labor management can also result in longer wait times, incorrect orders and ultimately negative reviews, directly impacting revenue.
    Jeff Kiesel, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Using the wrong type of cleaning product for your tub's material can result in scratches, discoloration, or chips.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Scotsman Robert MacIntyre was pleased to have made the cut with a birdie on the last on Friday evening but when a rare second cut was made to shorten the field for the final day, the 29-year-old from Oban was on the wrong side of the line when finishing 2 under par.
    Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My research team works hard to keep the email addresses up to date, but executives keep changing their addresses to avoid having to deal with unhappy customers.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But few seemed to leave unhappy.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Incongruous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruous. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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