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incongruous

adjective

lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
I
Ends with
S
Contains
NC
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ɪnˈkɒn.ɡɹʊu.ʌs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

    “a plan incongruous with reason”

In context

Example Sentences

a plan incongruous with reason
incongruous behavior
a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
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