C2adjectiveformalacademicscience
US/ˈkɑːŋ.ɡru.ənt/
UK/ˈkɒŋ.ɡru.ənt/
fitting or agreeing well with something else; in math, having the same shape and size
In context
Her actions were not congruent with the values she claimed to hold.
The results of the second study are congruent with earlier findings.
In geometry, two triangles are congruent if they have the same shape and size.
Words that go with congruent
adjective + preposition
- congruent withThe policy is congruent with the company goals.
adjective + noun
- congruent trianglesStudents learn to prove that triangles are congruent.
adverb + adjective
- not congruentHis words were not congruent with his behavior.
- broadly congruentThe two accounts are broadly congruent.
- perfectly congruentThe two shapes are perfectly congruent.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
congruent to the planCorrect: congruent with the plan