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incompatible

in·com·pat·i·ble

incompatible

 
 
pronunciation:
In km pae t bl
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: unable to coexist peacefully; incongruous.
After a year of marriage, they felt they were truly incompatible as a couple.
antonyms:
compatible
similar words:
incongruous, poles apart
definition 2: unable to be mixed without an unfavorable reaction.
The two drugs are incompatible and will cause serious side effects if taken together.
definition 3: not matching in character; discordant.
The orange carpet was incompatible with the blue couch.
antonyms:
complementary
similar words:
incongruous
definition 4: not simultaneously valid; inconsistent.
The two theories are incompatible.Your conclusion is incompatible with your earlier assertions.
antonyms:
compatible, consistent
similar words:
exclusive, incongruous, inconsistent
definition 5: unable to be fulfilled concurrently by one person.
incompatible obligations
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)incompatible absolutely, apparently, clearly, completely, entirely, essentially, from, fundamentally, inherently, largely, logically, mutually, necessarily, seemingly, starkly, totally, ultimately, utterly
(adj.)incompatible + adverb equally
(adj.)incompatible + noun acceptance, alternative, application, aspiration, behavior, chemical, civilization, claim, commitment, computer, concept, conception, correctness, definition, demand, democracy, dignity, element, emphasis, equipment, expectation, faith, format, function, globalization, goal, hardware, ideology, interface, interpretation, liberalism, liberty, modernity, notion, objective, operating, perspective, philosophy, position, preference, premise, principle, requirement, respect, schedule, serum, software, spirit, standard, system, teaching, technology, tenet, theory, tissue, value, view, viewpoint, virtue [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: noun
definition: (usu. pl.) incompatible people or things.
derivations: incompatibly (adv.), incompatibility (n.), incompatibleness (n.)