Meaning & Definition of Incompatible in English
English⟶
Incompatible
/ɪnkəmpætəbəl/
adjective
1. Not compatible
- "Incompatible personalities"
- "Incompatible colors"
synonym:
- incompatible
2. Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
synonym:
- antagonistic,
- incompatible
3. Not suitable to your tastes or needs
- "The uncongenial roommates were always fighting"
- "The task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"
synonym:
- uncongenial,
- incompatible
4. Incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
synonym:
- incompatible
5. Of words so related that one contrasts with the other
- "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"
synonym:
- contrastive,
- incompatible
6. Not easy to combine harmoniously
synonym:
- ill-sorted,
- incompatible,
- mismated,
- unsuited
7. Not compatible with other facts
synonym:
- discrepant,
- incompatible
8. Not in keeping with what is correct or proper
- "Completely inappropriate behavior"
synonym:
- inappropriate,
- incompatible,
- out or keeping(p),
- unfitting
9. Used especially of solids or solutions
- Incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture
synonym:
- incompatible