discrepant
At odds with
Discrepant means inconsistent or at variance with something else.
Two accounts of an event are discrepant when they don't match up: The witness statements were discrepant on key details.
The word is somewhat formal, appearing more often in academic or investigative contexts than casual speech.
The noun form is discrepancy.
Logically opposed to itself
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- at oddsIn a state of conflict
- mismatchedNot fitting together properly
incongruous · irreconcilable · disagreeing · variance · disparity · deviation · difference · divergent
Not where it belongs
- ill-fittingNot the right size
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
inconsonant · uncoordinated · improper · wrong · unfitting · inapt · inharmonious · discordant
Departing from what's typical
- atypicalNot conforming to type
- irregularDeviating from normal patterns
- unusualNot often encountered
- outlierDistant data point
deviant · exceptional · unexpected · surprising · odd · peculiar · off · erroneous
contradictory
Logically opposed to itself
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- at oddsIn a state of conflict
mismatched · incongruous · irreconcilable · disagreeing · variance · disparity · deviation · difference · divergent · clashing
out of place
Not where it belongs
- ill-fittingNot the right size
- inappropriateNot suitable or fitting
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
jarring · inconsonant · uncoordinated · improper · wrong · unfitting · inapt · inharmonious · discordant · alien
aberrant
Departing from what's typical
outlier · deviant · exceptional · unexpected · surprising · odd · peculiar · off · erroneous · faulty
discrepantconsistent
Not varying or contradicting
congruent · concordant · accordant · harmonious · agreeing