strange, and not suitable in a particular situation synonym inappropriate Such traditional methods seem incongruous in our technical age. The two of them made an incongruous couple.
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NAmE//ˌɪnkənˈɡruət̮i//
noun (pl. incongruities) [uncountable, countable] She was struck by the incongruity of the situation. adverb incongruously dressedSee incongruous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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