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| 1. | [ adjective ] inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense | |
| Synonyms: | absurd unreasonable | |
| Examples: | "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman |
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| Related terms: | illogical | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness | |
| Examples: | "a plan incongruous with reason" "incongruous behavior" "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" |
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| Related terms: | congruous ironic inappropriate inharmonious discrepant | |
| Similar spelling: |
incongruously inconspicuous incongruity incongruent inconclusive incoming |
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