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Explore Congruous through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like congruent or appropriate. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Congruous in a sentence

Congruous meaning

  1. Corresponding in character.
  2. Harmonious.

Synonyms of Congruous

congruent appropriate harmonious incongruous compatible

Related words

Other words often associated with Congruous or its synonyms:

inappropriate incompatible inharmonious sympathetic inconsistent seize fit miscible incongruent suitable coinciding harmonized

Using Congruous

  • The main meaning on this page is: Corresponding in character. | Harmonious.
  • Useful related words include: congruent, appropriate, harmonious, incongruous.
  • In the example corpus, congruous often appears in combinations such as: congruous with.

Context around Congruous

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

entirely 1×

Sentence patterns with Congruous

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

interests as congruous with the 1× not entirely congruous with the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for gramsci much 1× however klingon as 1×

Common sentence endings:

advancement of society 1× developed by okrand 1×

Words around Congruous

Just before it in the word index:

congruity 2 congruential 2 congruent 71 congruences 8 congruence 39 congreve 20

Just after it in the word index:

congs 2 conh 2 conhess 4 conhome 2 coni 4 conic 32

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Congruous

  • In this selection, "congruous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, entirely stand out and add context to how "congruous" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include interests as congruous with the and not entirely congruous with the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "congruous" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with congruous

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

However, Klingon as described on television is often not entirely congruous with the Klingon developed by Okrand. (17 words)

For Gramsci, much as the ruling class can look beyond its own immediate economic interests to reorganise the forms of its own hegemony, so must the working-class present its own interests as congruous with the universal advancement of society. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

For Gramsci, much as the ruling class can look beyond its own immediate economic interests to reorganise the forms of its own hegemony, so must the working-class present its own interests as congruous with the universal advancement of society. (40 words)

However, Klingon as described on television is often not entirely congruous with the Klingon developed by Okrand. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

For Gramsci, much as the ruling class can look beyond its own immediate economic interests to reorganise the forms of its own hegemony, so must the working-class present its own interests as congruous with the universal advancement of society.

However, Klingon as described on television is often not entirely congruous with the Klingon developed by Okrand.

Common combinations with congruous

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "congruous" in a sentence?
An example: "For Gramsci, much as the ruling class can look beyond its own immediate economic interests to reorganise the forms of its own hegemony, so must the working-class present its own interests as congruous with the universal advancement of society." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "congruous" from authentic English texts.
What does "congruous" mean?
Congruous means: Corresponding in character.
What are synonyms of "congruous"?
Common synonyms of "congruous" include: congruent, appropriate, harmonious, incongruous, compatible.
How many example sentences with "congruous" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "congruous", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.