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incongruously
adverb as in differently
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- abnormally
- adversely
- antagonistically
- antithetically
- asymmetrically
- conflictingly
- contradictorily
- contrarily
- contrastingly
- contrastively
- discordantly
- disparately
- dissimilarly
- distinctively
- divergently
- diversely
- hostilely
- in a different manner
- incompatibly
- nonconformably
- on the contrary
- on the other hand
- oppositely
- poles apart
- uniquely
- unorthodoxly
- unusually
- vice versa
Example Sentences
Most incongruously of all, outside a makeshift plastic doorway on a corner of the ground floor, next to piles of rubble and rubbish, stands a headless mannequin, wearing a wedding gown.
But the structure itself stands incongruously amid the blackened remains of the rest of the block, the furnishings and other items inside untouched.
But even in this incongruously pastoral setting, shortages cast a shadow.
The captors came to be known by the incongruously lighthearted nickname of “the Beatles” because of their accents.
And let’s not forget the robot soldier incongruously named Jimmy, voiced by Anthony Hopkins.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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