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incongruous - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: absurd
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ridiculous, senseless
Synonyms: batty, crazy, daffy, flaky*, foolish, goofy*, idiotic, illogical, inane, incongruous, irrational, laughable, loony, ludicrous, nonsensical, nutty, off the wall, preposterous, sappy*, screwy*, silly, stupid, unreasonable, wacky, campy, dippy, fooling around, for grins, freaky, gagged up, jokey, joshing, tomfool
Antonyms: certain, logical, rational, reasonable, sensible, wise
Main Entry: alien
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: foreign
Synonyms: conflicting, contrary, exotic, extraneous, extrinsic, inappropriate, incompatible, incongruous, opposed, remote, separate, unusual, estranged
Antonyms: akin, appropriate, native, proper
Main Entry: anomalous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: deviating from normal, usual
Synonyms: aberrant, abnormal, atypical, bizarre, divergent, eccentric, exceptional, foreign, incongruous, inconsistent, irregular, odd, peculiar, preternatural, prodigious, rare, strange, unnatural, unorthodox, untypical, unusual, heteroclite, unrepresentative
Antonyms: conforming, normal, regular, standard, usual
Main Entry: conflicting
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: contradictory
Synonyms: adverse, antagonistic, antipathetic, clashing, contrary, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, opposed, opposing, unfavorable, at odds with, contrariant, disconsonant, incongruent, inconsonant, paradoxical, unmixable
Antonyms: agreeable, harmonious, peaceful, nonconflicting
Main Entry: contradictory
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: antagonistic
Synonyms: adverse, against, antipodal, antithetical, con, conflicting, contrary, converse, counter, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, irreconcilable, opposing, opposite, ornery*, polar, repugnant, reverse, agin, anti, antipodean, antithetic, negating, no go, nullifying, paradoxical
Antonyms: agreeing, consistent, reconciled, confirming, reconcilable, vouching
Main Entry: discordant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not in harmony; conflicting
Synonyms: antagonistic, antipathetic, cacophonous, clashing, contradictory, contrary, different, disagreeing, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, grating, harsh, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, jarring, opposite, quarreling, strident, uncongenial, at odds, contrarient, inconsonant, jangling, on a sour note, unharmonious, unmelodious, unmixable
Antonyms: agreeable, agreeing, cooperating, harmonious, concordant
Main Entry: discrepant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disagreeing
Synonyms: conflicting, contradictory, contrary, different, discordant, disparate, dissonant, divergent, diverse, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, varying, at variance, differing, disconsonant, incongruent, inconsonant, unmixable
Antonyms: agreeing, consistent, harmonious, concurring
Main Entry: grotesque
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: ugly, misshapen
Synonyms: aberrant, abnormal, absurd, antic, bizarre, deformed, distorted, eerie, extravagant, extreme, fanciful, fantastic, flamboyant, freakish, gross*, incongruous, ludicrous, malformed, monstrous, odd, outlandish, perverted, preposterous, queer, ridiculous, strange, uncanny, unnatural, weird, whimsical, grody, surrealistic
Antonyms: beautiful, nice, pretty, shapely
Main Entry: heterogeneous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: assorted, miscellaneous
Synonyms: amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mixed, mongrel, mosaic, motley, multifarious, odd, opposed, unlike, unrelated, variant, varied, variegated, contrasted, diversified, mingled, multiplex, unallied
Antonyms: homogeneous, identical, pure, single, unchanging, uniform
Main Entry: illogical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not making sense
Synonyms: absurd, cockeyed*, fallacious, false, fatuous, faulty, groundless, hollow, implausible, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsistent, incorrect, invalid, irrational, irrelevant, mad, meaningless, nutty*, off the wall, preposterous, screwy*, senseless, specious, spurious, unconnected, unreasonable, unscientific, unsound, unsubstantial, untenable, wacky, casuistic, inconsequent, not following, self-contradictory, sophistic, sophistical, unproved, without basis, without foundation
Antonyms: correct, logical, meaningful, rational, reasonable, right, sensible
Main Entry: impertinent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: bold, disrespectful
Synonyms: arrogant, brash, brassy*, brazen, discourteous, flip*, forward, fresh, ill-mannered, impolite, impudent, inappropriate, incongruous, inquisitive, insolent, intrusive, meddlesome, meddling, nosy*, off base*, offensive, pert, presumptuous, prying, rude, sassy*, smart, uncalled-for*, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly, unsuitable, contumelious, disgracious, interfering, lippy, out of line, procacious, smart alecky
Antonyms: kind, mannered, nice, polite, refined, respectful
Main Entry: inappropriate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: not proper, suitable
Synonyms: bad form, disproportionate, garbage*, ill-suited, ill-timed, improper, inapplicable, incongruous, incorrect, indecorous, inept, irrelevant, malapropos, off*, tasteless, unbecoming, undue, unfit, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, untimely, wrong, foot-in-mouth, ill-fitted, inapropos, inconsonant, left-field, out of line, out of place, unbefitting, unfitting, unmeet, way off, wrong-number
Antonyms: appropriate, fitting, proper, suitable, ok
Main Entry: inapt
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: incompetent; not suitable
Synonyms: awkward, banal, clumsy, dull, flat, gauche, ill-suited, improper, inappropriate, incongruous, inept, inexperienced, inexpert, insipid, jejune, maladroit, malapropos, slow, stupid, unable, unfit, unskilled, unsuitable, unsuited, untimely, ill-adapted, ill-fitted, inadept, inapposite, infelicitous, undexterous, unfacile, unhandy, unmeet, unproficient
Notes: inapt is 'not suitable or appropriate' while unapt is 'not likely or inclined'
Antonyms: apt, competent, happy, suitable, suited
Main Entry: incoherent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unintelligible
Synonyms: breathless, confused, disconnected, discontinuous, discordant, disjointed, disordered, dumb, inarticulate, incomprehensible, incongruous, inconsistent, indistinct, indistinguishable, irrational, jumbled, muddled, muffled, mute, puzzling, rambling, tongue-tied*, uncommunicative, unconnected, uncoordinated, uneven, wandering, wild, faltering, incohesive, maundering, mumbling, muttered, stammering, stuttering, unvocal
Antonyms: coherent, intelligible, understandable
Main Entry: incompatible
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: antagonistic, contradictory
Synonyms: adverse, antipathetic, antipodal, antithetical, clashing, conflicting, contrary, counter, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, disparate, factious, inadmissible, inappropriate, incoherent, incongruous, inconsistent, inconstant, irreconcilable, jarring, night and day*, offbeat*, opposed, opposite, uncongenial, unsuitable, unsuited, warring, inconformable, inconsonant, marching to a different drummer, mismatched, poles apart, unadapted, whale of difference
Antonyms: compatible, consonant, harmonious, loving, suited, well-matched
Main Entry: inconsistent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: contradictory, irregular
Synonyms: capricious, changeable, conflicting, contrary, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, erratic, fickle, illogical, incoherent, incompatible, incongruous, inconstant, irreconcilable, mercurial, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, variable, warring, at odds, at variance, in conflict, incongruent, lubricious, out of step
Antonyms: consistent, consonant, regular, steady, unchanging
Main Entry: ironic/ironical
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: sarcastic
Synonyms: acrid, alert, arrogant, backbiting, biting, bitter, burlesque, caustic, clever, contemptuous, contradictory, critical, cutting, cynical, defiant, derisive, disparaging, exaggerated, implausible, incisive, incongruous, keen, mocking, mordant, pungent, quick-witted, ridiculous, sardonic, satirical, scathing, sharp, sneering, spicy, trenchant, twisted, witty, wry, chaffing, double-edged, jibing, paradoxical, satiric, scoffing, uncomplimentary
Antonyms: considerate, deferential
Main Entry: irreconcilable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hostile, conflicting
Synonyms: clashing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, hard-line, implacable, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inexorable, inflexible, inharmonious, intransigent, opposed, reluctant, uncompromising, unfriendly, diametrically opposed, unappeasable
Antonyms: friendly, compromising, reconcilable
Main Entry: ludicrous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: absurd, ridiculous
Synonyms: antic, bizarre, burlesque, comic, comical, crazy, droll, fantastic, farcical, foolish, funny, grotesque, incongruous, laughable, nonsensical, odd, outlandish, preposterous, risible, silly, zany, gelastic
Antonyms: logical, reasonable, sensible
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