INCONGRUENCE Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

incongruence

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Recent Examples of incongruence Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026 Some transgender people in the state will experience a similar incongruence between their physical appearance and the gender marker on their state ID. — David Williams, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026 Widening the fields, at the expense of seats The other main structural incongruence of NFL stadiums as World Cup venues was their narrowness. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Teachers and school staff have a federal constitutional right to accurately inform the parent or guardian of their student when the student expresses gender incongruence. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incongruence

Recent Examples of Synonyms for incongruence

Noun

Both shows attempted to offer a perspective on authentic Italian style, with Milan's incongruities as an underlying theme.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
Listeners seemed to delight in the incongruity—a semipopular rapper suddenly sounded nothing like himself.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of incongruity

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Williams has had a strong start to the year despite some inconsistency up front protecting the run game.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
When data lives in siloed systems with no shared definitions, AI cannot magically eliminate inconsistencies, and employees can’t leverage it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of inconsistency

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Romano explained that their incompatibility on set stemmed from how they were raised.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Her incompatibility is expertly and efficiently illustrated in an immediate fallout with Gordon’s brash but lovable brother, Heavy (Justin Rosniak), who Ash gets along with swimmingly.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026