INCONGRUITY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word incongruity. (close relations)
incongruities
Best Alternative Words for INCONGRUITY
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discrepancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions • an event that departs from expectations | ||||||||
dissimilarity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dissimilar | ||||||||
inconsistency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time • the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts | ||||||||
incongruousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate | ||||||||
contradiction | nounn | |||||||
noun • opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas • (logic) a statement that is necessarily false • the speech act of contradicting someone | ||||||||
discordance | nounn | |||||||
noun • a harsh mixture of sounds • strife resulting from a lack of agreement | ||||||||
disparity | nounn | |||||||
noun • inequality or difference in some respect | ||||||||
divergence | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of moving away in different direction from a common point • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • an infinite series that has no limit • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | ||||||||
inappropriateness | nounn | |||||||
noun • inappropriate conduct • the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting | ||||||||
incompatibility | nounn | |||||||
noun • the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time • (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue) • the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination | ||||||||
mismatch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a bad or unsuitable match verb • match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together | ||||||||
nonuniformity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being diverse and interesting | ||||||||
paradox | nounn | |||||||
noun • (logic) a statement that contradicts itself |