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com·pat·i·ble
 compatible
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
able to exist or function harmoniously with another.
Your old printer may not be compatible with your new computer.Fortunately, the three of us are very compatible roommates.
- synonyms:
- concordant, conformable, congenial, harmonious
- antonyms:
- discordant, incompatible, irreconcilable
- similar words:
- at one, companionate, concurrent, consonant, fitting, similar, suitable
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| definition 2: |
consistent; congruous.
The detective's theory is compatible with the evidence.- synonyms:
- agreeing, concordant, conformable, conforming, consistent, consonant
- antonyms:
- discordant, exclusive, incompatible, inconsistent
- similar words:
- according, congruent, congruous, corresponding
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| related words: |
agreeable, harmonious |
| derivations: |
compatibly (adv.), compatibility (n.), compatibleness (n.) |
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