as in paradox
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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And Paramount’s swords-and-sandals epic, Gladiator II, continued to overcome its mixed reviews and wild historical incongruities to hack off $111.2 million at the domestic box office ($320 million globally), already ranking it among director Ridley Scott’s most lucrative films.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
The incongruity between Tropicana’s decent home run but low fly ball park factor is nothing new.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The contrasts didn’t hit him all at once, but more slowly — an accumulation of incongruities that built up over time.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
According to licensed therapist Stephanie Contreras, whose clinical work focuses on immigrant youth, there’s no current answer for the incongruity.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
The incongruity between Tropicana’s decent home run but low fly ball park factor is nothing new.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The contrasts didn’t hit him all at once, but more slowly — an accumulation of incongruities that built up over time.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
According to licensed therapist Stephanie Contreras, whose clinical work focuses on immigrant youth, there’s no current answer for the incongruity.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Incongruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruity. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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