congruent
adjective
, ˈkäŋ-grü-ənt
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Synonyms & Antonyms for congruent
Synonyms
accordant, coherent, compatible, concordant, conformable (to), congruous, consistent, consonant, correspondent (with or to), harmonious, nonconflicting
Antonyms
conflicting, conflictive, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, noncompatible
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Stern was criticized for having a conflict of interest: he was expected to look out for the best interests of the NBA and the best interests of one team at a time when those two sets of best interests were not entirely congruent. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "DeMarcus Cousins and the NBA's Efforts to Keep Competitive Balance," 3 July 2018 Those two people need to be congruent at all times. — Monique Judge, The Root, "Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions About Nonmonogamy," 21 May 2018 Giving Kushner the responsibility to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for all time seems like the premise of a sitcom — yet is wholly congruent with Trump's management style. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trumpism is a psychology, not an ideology," 7 Mar. 2018 Stern was criticized for having a conflict of interest: he was expected to look out for the best interests of the NBA and the best interests of one team at a time when those two sets of best interests were not entirely congruent. — Michael Mccann, SI.com, "DeMarcus Cousins and the NBA's Efforts to Keep Competitive Balance," 3 July 2018 Those two people need to be congruent at all times. — Monique Judge, The Root, "Let’s Clear Up Some Misconceptions About Nonmonogamy," 21 May 2018 An amazingly accurate forecast This storm was a milestone in medium-range forecasting for the U.S. forecasts produced by several numerical weather prediction models were remarkably congruent and on-target five days in advance. — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, "The five most remarkable attributes of the Storm of the Century," 13 Mar. 2018 Giving Kushner the responsibility to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for all time seems like the premise of a sitcom — yet is wholly congruent with Trump's management style. — Anchorage Daily News, "Trumpism is a psychology, not an ideology," 7 Mar. 2018 Also congruent with the lyrics, the video ends with a view of the Framlingham Castle off in the distance. — Megan Armstrong, Billboard, "Around The World With Ed Sheeran: 5 of His 'Divide' Destination Music Videos," 9 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'congruent.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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