incongruity
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for incongruity, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The state of not fitting together or matching properly.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
incongruousness
dissimilarity
Synonyms by Meaning
2. noun
A particular point where things clash or fail to agree.
Etymology
Came into English from Middle French incongruité, which developed from Medieval Latin incongruitās, in turn from Latin incongruus.
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