Incongruent vs Contradictory - What's the difference?
incongruent | contradictory |
out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent
(mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number
That contradicts something, such as an argument.
That is itself a contradiction.
That is diametrically opposed to something.
* Addison
Mutually exclusive.
Tending to contradict or oppose, contrarious.
(logic) Any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.
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As adjectives the difference between incongruent and contradictory
is that incongruent is out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent while contradictory is that contradicts something, such as an argument.As a noun contradictory is
(logic) any of a pair of propositions, that cannot both be true or both be false.incongruent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.
- Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young.
Synonyms
* incongruous, absurd, inappropriateSee also
* anachronistic ----contradictory
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Schemes contradictory to common sense.