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incompatible
- /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/
- /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French incompatible.
adjective more incompatible · most incompatible
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Of two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.
My phone is incompatible with the latest version of this app.
Similar: irreconcilable, abhorrent
- Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Opposite: compatible
noun incompatibles
- An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities. the incompatibles of iron
- A consequent of a contrary. Incompatibles are consequents of contraries. For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers. So snoring and waking are incompatibles.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: inconsistent, incongruous, discrepant, immiscible, inappropriate, mismated, unfitting, unsuited, mismatched, ill-sorted, uncongenial, unsympathetic, unmixable, antagonistic, contradictory, disagreeable
adjective
Opposite: compatible
Translations
Every language
adj impossible to coexist; irreconcilable
| Español | incompatible, malavenido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양립할 수 없는 yangniphal su eomneun |
| 日本語 | 相容れない aiirenai |
| 中文 | 不兼容的 bù jiānróng de, 不相容的 bù xiāngróng de |
| Português | incompatível |
| Français | incompatible |
| Deutsch | inkompatibel, unvereinbar |
| Italiano | incompatibile |
| Ελληνικά | ασυμβίβαστος asymvívastos, ασύμβατος asýmvatos |
| Română | incompatibil |
| Русский | несовмести́мый nesovmestímyj |
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