adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/
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Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/ˈkɑŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/kənˈɡɹu.ənt/
Canada:/ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹu.ənt/
Australian:/ˈkɔŋ.ɡɹʉ.ənt/
New-Zealand:/ˈkɒŋ.ɡɹʉ.ənt/
New-Zealand:[ˈkɔ̟ŋ.ɡɹʉ.ənt]
CMU ARPABET:K AO1 N G R UW0 EH2 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Corresponding in character; congruous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compatible, compliant, consistent, commensurate, conformable, conformant, congruent, congruous, in line, in step, proportionate, uniform
Antonyms: incongruous
2
adj
Meaning 2
Harmonious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Satisfying a congruence relation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
coinciding when superimposed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: incongruent
7
adjective
Meaning 7
corresponding in character or kind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: congruous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English congruent, from Latin congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).
Across languages
Translations
52 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
съответен
(sǎotveten)
— corresponding in character
Chinese Mandarin:
相符的
(xiāngfú de)
— corresponding in character
Chinese Mandarin:
相稱的 /相称的
(xiāngchèn de)
— corresponding in character
Czech:
souhlasný
— corresponding in character
Czech:
slučitelný
— corresponding in character
Finnish:
yhdenmukainen
— corresponding in character
French:
conforme
— corresponding in character
French:
convenable
— corresponding in character
French:
congruent
— corresponding in character
Hungarian:
kongruens
— corresponding in character
Indonesian:
sebangun
— corresponding in character
Irish:
comhionann
— corresponding in character
Persian:
هماهنگ
— corresponding in character
Portuguese:
congruente
— corresponding in character
Russian:
соотве́тствующий
(sootvétstvujuščij)
— corresponding in character
Russian:
совпада́ющий
(sovpadájuščij)
— corresponding in character
Bulgarian:
конгруентен
(kongruenten)
— with difference divisible by modulus
Chinese Mandarin:
同餘的 /同余的
(tóngyú de)
— with difference divisible by modulus
Czech:
kongruentní
— with difference divisible by modulus
Esperanto:
kongrua
— with difference divisible by modulus
Finnish:
kongruentti
— with difference divisible by modulus
French:
congru
— with difference divisible by modulus
German:
kongruent
— with difference divisible by modulus
Icelandic:
samleifa
— with difference divisible by modulus
Polish:
przystający
— with difference divisible by modulus
Polish:
kongruentny
— with difference divisible by modulus
Portuguese:
congruente
— with difference divisible by modulus
Russian:
конгруэ́нтный
(kongruéntnyj)
— with difference divisible by modulus
Spanish:
congruente
— with difference divisible by modulus
Swedish:
kongruent
— with difference divisible by modulus
Tagalog:
magkalapat
— with difference divisible by modulus
Tagalog:
kalapat
— with difference divisible by modulus
Bulgarian:
съвпадащ
(sǎvpadašt)
— coinciding when superimposed
Chinese Mandarin:
全等的
(quánděng de)
— coinciding when superimposed
Czech:
shodný
— coinciding when superimposed
Finnish:
yhtenevä
— coinciding when superimposed
Hindi:
सर्वांगसम
(sarvāṅgsam)
— coinciding when superimposed
Hungarian:
egybevágó
— coinciding when superimposed
Icelandic:
samsniða
— coinciding when superimposed
Icelandic:
aljafn
— coinciding when superimposed
Icelandic:
eins
— coinciding when superimposed
Indonesian:
kongruen
— coinciding when superimposed
Malay:
kongruen
— coinciding when superimposed
Polish:
przystający
— coinciding when superimposed
Portuguese:
congruente
— coinciding when superimposed
Spanish:
congruente
— coinciding when superimposed
Swedish:
kongruent
— coinciding when superimposed
Tagalog:
magkalapat
— coinciding when superimposed
Tagalog:
kalapat
— coinciding when superimposed
Chinese Mandarin:
同餘的 /同余的
(tóngyú de)
— satisfying a congruence relation
Chinese Mandarin:
全等的
(quánděng de)
— satisfying a congruence relation
Finnish:
kongruentti
— satisfying a congruence relation