What is another word for incongruity?
Synonyms for incongruity
ˌɪn kənˈgru ɪ ti, -kəŋ-in·con·gruity
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
incongruity
Synonyms:
disagreement, disproportion, dissimilarity, unlikenessAntonyms:
affinity, analogy, coincidence, comparison, likeness, parity, proportion, relation, resemblance, semblance, similarity, simile, similitude
Princeton's WordNet
incongruity, incongruousnessnoun
the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
Synonyms:
incongruousnessAntonyms:
congruousness, congruence, congruity
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
incongruitynoun
Synonyms:
unsuitableness, inconsistency, impropriety, inappropriateness, discrepancy, incompatibility, incoherence, absurdity
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#18900 | disagreement | |
#25838 | inconsistency | |
#88080 | dissimilarity | |
#111981 | incongruity | |
#143686 | disproportion |
How to use incongruity in a sentence?
There is an incongruity of the EPA's positions, on one hand praising the success of the Clean Air Act in improving air quality while on another day calling the law a job killer.
Young people are scandalized by the hypocrisy of older people, they are scandalized by war. They are scandalized by incongruity, they are scandalized by corruption, and as part of this corruption... sexual abuse.
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- InkongruenzGerman
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