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incompatible

/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/adjective5 syllables

Incompatible means: not compatible.

Synonyms for incompatible30

adjective, as in not compatible

antagonistic, clashing, contradictory, mutually exclusive, uncongenial, different, inharmonious, unharmonious, mismatched

adjective, as in not suitable to your tastes or needs

uncongenial, disagreeable, unsympathetic, unfriendly

adjective, as in not easy to combine harmoniously

ill-sorted, mismated, unsuited, mismatched

adjective, as in not in keeping with what is correct or proper

inappropriate, out of keeping, unfitting, incongruous

adjective, as in used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect

antagonistic, antacid, antiphlogistic

adjective, as in used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

immiscible, non-miscible, unmixable

adjective, as in of words so related that one contrasts with the other

contrastive, antonymous

adjective, as in not compatible with other facts

discrepant, inconsistent

also used for incompatible

irreconcilable, abhorrent

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Opposites of incompatible

compatible

What does incompatible mean?9

adjective

1

not compatible“incompatible personalities”

2

not suitable to your tastes or needs“the uncongenial roommates were always fighting”

3

not easy to combine harmoniously

4

not in keeping with what is correct or proper“completely inappropriate behavior”

5

used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect

6

used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

7

of words so related that one contrasts with the other“‘rich’ and ‘hard-up’ are contrastive terms”

8

not compatible with other facts

9

incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with incompatible?1

four syllables

compatible
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Incompatible in a sentence

  • Their laws are based on individualist principles, which are incompatible with our society.sabretou
  • Our managing director is incompatible with the president.unknown
  • Going out with friends at night is sadly incompatible with my sleep cycle.Lepotdeterre
  • Some of your mods are incompatible with the game or each other!EugeneGS
  • These two things are incompatible. Which one do you prefer?AlanF_US
  • Do you think you and I are incompatible?AlanF_US
  • His desires are incompatible with his income.unknown
  • The facts are incompatible with your hypothesis.kebukebu

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