congruent
Syllables: con·gru·ent/ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/US/ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/
congruent adjective: corresponding in character; congruous.
Adjective
congruent (comparative more congruent, superlative most congruent)
- Corresponding in character; congruous.
- In the course of this work it was borne in on me, increasingly, that the notion of I-schemes, schemes of selving, as the basic structures of our dynamic selves is congruent with developing directions of inquiry both within psychoanalysis and outside it.2013, Irene Fast, Selving: A Relational Theory of Self Organization, →ISBN, page xii
- Synonyms:
- compatible, compliant, consistent, commensurate, conformable, conformant, congruous, in line, in step, proportionate
- Antonyms:
- incongruous
- Harmonious.
- Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
- Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
- Satisfying a congruence relation.
congruent meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Tagalog
congruent in Hindi
- coinciding when superimposed
- सर्वांगसम sarvāṅgsam
congruent in Malayalam
- സർവസമം
congruent in Kannada
- ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ, ಸಮಂಜಸವಾದ, ಅನುಗುಣವಾದ
congruent in Tagalog
- with difference divisible by modulus
- magkalapat, kalapat
- coinciding when superimposed
- magkalapat, kalapat
More languagesFewer languages
- congruent in Malay
- kongruen
- congruent in Indonesian
- sebangun, kongruen
- congruent in Persian
- هماهنگ
Examples of congruent in a sentence
- Howard is an integrious man because his values are congruent with and evident in his words, actions, personality and life.
- Their martial arts were each seamless, expressing profound moral aims congruent with the highest aims of aikidō.
- Hence, all congruent bases induced from a game context belong to the special linear group SL(m).
Synonyms of congruent
- compatible
- compliant
- consistent
- commensurate
- conformable
- conformant
- congruous
- in line
- in step
- proportionate
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Antonyms
Forms of congruent
| comparative | more congruent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most congruent |
Origin of congruent
From Middle English congruent, from Latin congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).
Words formed from congruent
- congruently
- congruent number
- congruent triangle
- incongruent
- noncongruent
- scissor-congruent
- scissors-congruent
- ultracongruent
- uncongruent
Questions about congruent
- What does congruent mean?
- Congruent means corresponding in character; congruous.
- What is congruent in Hindi?
- Congruent in Hindi is सर्वांगसम (sarvāṅgsam). See Congruent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is congruent?
- Congruent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce congruent?
- Congruent is pronounced /ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/ (UK).
Words near congruent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: congruent (page history and authors); congruent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); congruent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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