Meanings
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 xiiSynonyms: compatible, compliant, consistent, commensurate, compatible, compliant, conformable, conformant · Antonyms: incongruous
- mathematicsHaving a difference divisible by a modulus.
- mathematicsCoinciding exactly when superimposed.
- algebraSatisfying a congruence relation.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCorresponding in character; congruous.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecorresponding in character or kind
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincongruēns
- Middle Englishcongruent
- Englishcongruent
From Middle English congruent, from Latin congruēns, present active participle of congruō (“meet together, agree”).
More words from Middle English, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian съответен, конгруентен
- съответен (săotveten)corresponding in character
- конгруентен (kongruenten)with difference divisible by modulus
- съвпадащ (săvpadašt)coinciding when superimposed
Chinese Mandarin 相符的, 相稱的 /相称的
- 相符的 (xiāngfú de)corresponding in character
- 相稱的 /相称的 (xiāngchèn de)corresponding in character
- 同餘的 /同余的 (tóngyú de)with difference divisible by modulus
- 全等的 (quánděng de)coinciding when superimposed
- 同餘的 /同余的 (tóngyú de)satisfying a congruence relation
- 全等的 (quánděng de)satisfying a congruence relation
Czech souhlasný, slučitelný
- souhlasnýcorresponding in character
- slučitelnýcorresponding in character
- kongruentníwith difference divisible by modulus
- shodnýcoinciding when superimposed
Esperanto kongrua
- kongruawith difference divisible by modulus
Finnish yhdenmukainen, kongruentti
- yhdenmukainencorresponding in character
- kongruenttiwith difference divisible by modulus
- yhteneväcoinciding when superimposed
- kongruenttisatisfying a congruence relation
French conforme, convenable
- conformecorresponding in character
- convenablecorresponding in character
- congruentcorresponding in character
- congruwith difference divisible by modulus
German kongruent
- kongruentwith difference divisible by modulus
Hindi सर्वांगसम
- सर्वांगसम (sarvāṅgsam)coinciding when superimposed
Hungarian kongruens, egybevágó
- kongruenscorresponding in character
- egybevágócoinciding when superimposed
Icelandic samleifa, samsniða
- samleifawith difference divisible by modulus
- samsniðacoinciding when superimposed
- aljafncoinciding when superimposed
- einscoinciding when superimposed
Indonesian sebangun, kongruen
- sebanguncorresponding in character
- kongruencoinciding when superimposed
Irish comhionann
- comhionanncorresponding in character
Malay kongruen
- kongruencoinciding when superimposed
Persian هماهنگ
- هماهنگcorresponding in character
Polish przystający, kongruentny
- przystającywith difference divisible by modulus
- kongruentnywith difference divisible by modulus
- przystającycoinciding when superimposed
Portuguese congruente, congruente
- congruentecorresponding in character
- congruentewith difference divisible by modulus
- congruentecoinciding when superimposed
Russian соотве́тствующий, совпада́ющий
- соотве́тствующий (sootvétstvujuščij)corresponding in character
- совпада́ющий (sovpadájuščij)corresponding in character
- конгруэ́нтный (kongruéntnyj)with difference divisible by modulus
Spanish congruente, congruente
- congruentewith difference divisible by modulus
- congruentecoinciding when superimposed
Swedish kongruent, kongruent
- kongruentwith difference divisible by modulus
- kongruentcoinciding when superimposed
Tagalog magkalapat, kalapat
- magkalapatwith difference divisible by modulus
- kalapatwith difference divisible by modulus
- magkalapatcoinciding when superimposed
- kalapatcoinciding when superimposed
Cite this entry
congruent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congruent
“congruent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congruent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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