Disparate vs. Incongruous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Disparate and Incongruous
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Disparate
Essentially different in kind; not able to be compared
They inhabit disparate worlds of thought
Incongruous
Lacking in harmony; incompatible
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
Disparate
Things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison.
Incongruous
Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent
A plan incongruous with reason.
Disparate
Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar
"This mixture of apparently disparate materials—scandal and spiritualism, current events and eternal recurrences—is not promising on the face of it" (Garry Wills).
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Incongruous
Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate
Incongruous behavior.
Disparate
Containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements
A disparate group of people who represented a cross section of the city.
Incongruous
Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
Disparate
Composed of inherently different or distinct elements; incongruous.
The board of the company was decidedly disparate, with no two members from the same social or economic background.
Incongruous
(math) Of two numbers, with respect to a third, such that their difference can not be divided by it without a remainder.
20 and 25 are incongruous with respect to 4.
Disparate
Essentially different; of different species, unlike but not opposed in pairs
Incongruous
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc.
Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or suitableness of which the taste and experience of men takes cognizance.
Disparate
Utterly unlike; incapable of being compared; having no common ground.
Incongruous
Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness;
A plan incongruous with reason
Incongruous behavior
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
Disparate
Any of a group of unequal or dissimilar things.
Disparate
Unequal; dissimilar; separate.
Connecting disparate thoughts, purely by means of resemblances in the words expressing them.
Disparate
Pertaining to two coördinate species or divisions.
Disparate
Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind;
Such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing
Disparate ideas
Disparate
Including markedly dissimilar elements;
A disparate aggregate of creeds and songs and prayers
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