congruent

1. 1.

   corresponding in character or kind

   Synonymscongruous

   Similarharmonious
2. 2.

   coinciding when superimposed

   Antonymsincongruent

   Similarcoincidentidentical

   geometry

Questions about congruent

What does congruent mean?

congruent means "corresponding in character or kind". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in congruent?

congruent has 3 syllables: con-gru-ent. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˈkɔnɡɹuˌɛnt/.

What is another word for congruent?

Close synonyms include congruous. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of congruent?

The recorded antonyms are incongruent.

Is congruent a common word?

congruent is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with congruent?

2 words rhyme with congruent. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.