Incongruous vs. Ludicrous — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Incongruous and Ludicrous
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Incongruous
Lacking in harmony; incompatible
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation.
Ludicrous
So absurd or incongruous as to be laughable.
Incongruous
Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent
A plan incongruous with reason.
Ludicrous
Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.
He made a ludicrous attempt to run for office.
Incongruous
Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate
Incongruous behavior.
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Ludicrous
Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt; sportive.
A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in one summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in Iceland - there are none.
Incongruous
Not similar or congruent; not matching or fitting in.
Ludicrous
Ridiculously absurd.
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.
Ludicrous
Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce;
The wild farcical exuberance of a clown
Ludicrous green hair
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.
Ludicrous
Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense;
The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework
That's a cockeyed idea
Ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer
A contribution so small as to be laughable
It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion
A preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history
Her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous
Incongruous
Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness;
A plan incongruous with reason
Incongruous behavior
A joke that was incongruous with polite conversation
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