as in paradox
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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The incongruity between Buckley’s lapidary political views and his untidy appearance was simply too much for the letter writer to square.
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Andrew Ferguson, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
An incongruity of ideals shaped by age, gender and religious devotion may place a family at a standstill, but the recognition of them becomes a sign of progress.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
And Paramount’s swords-and-sandals epic, Gladiator II, continued to overcome its mixed reviews and wild historical incongruities to hack off $111.2 million at the domestic box office ($320 million globally), already ranking it among director Ridley Scott’s most lucrative films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
The incongruity between Tropicana’s decent home run but low fly ball park factor is nothing new.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Ferguson, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
An incongruity of ideals shaped by age, gender and religious devotion may place a family at a standstill, but the recognition of them becomes a sign of progress.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
And Paramount’s swords-and-sandals epic, Gladiator II, continued to overcome its mixed reviews and wild historical incongruities to hack off $111.2 million at the domestic box office ($320 million globally), already ranking it among director Ridley Scott’s most lucrative films.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
The incongruity between Tropicana’s decent home run but low fly ball park factor is nothing new.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for incongruity
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“Incongruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruity. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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