congruity

noun

kən-ˈgrü-ə-tē How to pronounce congruity (audio)
Definition of congruitynext
1
as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common the book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated

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2
as in accordance
a state of consistency there's little congruity between your professed religious beliefs and your actual behavior

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Recent Examples of congruity Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026 There’s always been a nice congruity between watching movies with an audience in a cinema and the entire world coming together, gathering around TV sets, to honor the best of those films at the Oscars. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026 With three new offensive lineman joining center Aaron Brewer and tackle Austin Jackson, the importance of congruity cannot be understated. — Miami Herald, 21 July 2025 Uncanny forms—semi-organic shapes, with stray kinks and curves hammered flat—assumed an unlikely congruity. — Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Women still have to work harder to overcome role-congruity bias. — Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes, 12 June 2021 Fortunately, that lack of congruity didn’t detract from superb upper fit and security for most testers. — Adam Chase, Outside Online, 9 Apr. 2021 Create congruity between your spending and giving and your values. — Ross Levin, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020 This should have been an experience of affirmation and tangible progression towards physical congruity to my truest self but instead was fraught with anxiety — the treatments weren’t working. — Trésor Prijs, Teen Vogue, 1 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congruity
  1. similarity
  2. accordance
  3. resemblance
  4. harmony
  5. accord
Noun
  • The only similarity between the person participating in the experiment and the stranger was gender—the stranger’s face was not a doppelgänger.
    — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The same research tradition shows that such perceptions involve judgements about intention and expression, and not just visual similarity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of similarity
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  • The plot moves in accordance with how characters evolve in their relationships — and Hal’s actions often inform the drama’s larger crises.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In Germany, teams are run in accordance with what is known as the 50+1 rule.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of accordance
Noun
  • The 45-year-old lawmaker, who bears a physical resemblance to his father, clearly sought to establish his own identity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • This is for a variety of reasons, but relatively low speeds, gentle acceleration, extensive regenerative braking, and little resemblance to sustained motorway driving are key among them.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of resemblance
Noun
  • Later, the Moon opposes Saturn, reminding us that harmony still needs structure.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2026
  • For centuries most Western Classical music was based on tonality, a system in which melodies and harmonies revolve around a central key.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of harmony
Noun
  • But oil prices turned higher ahead of the weekend in the absence of any confirmation of an accord, amid reports that Iran was planning to block US and Israeli ships from the waterway.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • After multiple flare-ups and suggestions of an imminent accord, there do not appear to be any concrete plans to end the 24-week war.
    — August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of accord

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“Congruity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congruity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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