Inappropriate vs. Incongruent

Inappropriateadjective

Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.

‘It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.’;

Incongruentadjective

out of place, incompatible, inharmonious, not congruent

‘The yellow blazer was incongruent for the funeral.’; ‘Her knowledge of world politics was incongruent in someone so young.’;

Inappropriateadjective

(informal) Improper; adult; sexual.

‘kids saying inappropriate things’;

Incongruentadjective

(mathematics) of or relating to two numbers that have different remainders when divided by a third number

Inappropriateadjective

Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; - followed by to or for.

Incongruentadjective

Incongruous.

Inappropriateadjective

not suitable for a particular occasion etc;

‘noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness’; ‘inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach’; ‘put inappropriate pressure on them’;

Incongruentadjective

not congruent

Inappropriateadjective

not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable;

‘incorrect behavior’; ‘she was seen in all the wrong places’; ‘He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work’;

Inappropriateadjective

not in keeping with what is correct or proper;

‘completely inappropriate behavior’;

Inappropriateadjective

not suitable or proper in the circumstances

‘it would be inappropriate for me to comment’; ‘there are penalties for inappropriate behaviour’;