The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANOMALY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1991.
Incongruity crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ANOMALY | 75 % | 7 |
| IRONY | 25 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Incongruity
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- incongruousness
- inconsistency
- discrepancy
- mismatch
- lag
- offset
- gap
- time-lag
- absurdity
- irony
- incongruence
- oddness
Crossword Answer definitions
ANOMALY noun- A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
- Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
- Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
- Any of various angular distances.
- A defect or malformation.
- A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
- An irregularity or disproportion.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ANOMALY
- Rara avis
- Odd one out
- Unusual situation
- Deviation
- Blip
- Deviation from the norm
- Deviation from the usual
- Exception
- It's peculiar
- Exception to the rule
More clues leading to the result IRONY
- "I'm clueless," for instance (considering the context)
- O. Henry device
- Literary device
- Subtle twist
- "A free ride when you've already paid" is an example of it, according to Alanis Morissette
- Device used by O. Henry
- Sardonic wit
- "The gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom," per Anatole France
- Dramatic device
- Literary twist