Amiss and Incongruous

Amiss

Amiss adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: official recognition would not be amiss after that spectacular effort

Incongruous and amiss are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incongruous" instead an adjective "Amiss".

Incongruous

Incongruous adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.
Usage example: there's an incongruous modernism to the actor's performance in this period piece

Amiss and incongruous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amiss" instead an adjective "Incongruous".

Nearby Words: incongruity, incongruously
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