as in conflicting
not being in agreement or harmony
the committee's incompatible goals—develop new projects and cut costs—meant that they got very little accomplished
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Recent Examples of incompatible
Gender dysphoria is incompatible with the demands of military service.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2025
Sanctimony would have been incompatible with Mo’s self-deprecating humor and slice-of-life scope.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
At its core, the idea of an independent central bank is incompatible with the constitutional principles of checks and balances.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, a social service department may struggle to validate income data from a tax agency due to incompatible formats or restricted access, or health departments may face challenges in cross-referencing patient data with national identity databases.
—Brian Chidester, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2025
Sanctimony would have been incompatible with Mo’s self-deprecating humor and slice-of-life scope.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025
At its core, the idea of an independent central bank is incompatible with the constitutional principles of checks and balances.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, a social service department may struggle to validate income data from a tax agency due to incompatible formats or restricted access, or health departments may face challenges in cross-referencing patient data with national identity databases.
—Brian Chidester, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatible
Adjective
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These are two starkly conflicting therapeutic pieces of advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The tallest sediment stack The mystery of Mars’ missing carbon stems from two seemingly conflicting results.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Even so, the practice of choosing a papal name remained inconsistent for the next 1,000 years, with most popes using their baptismal names.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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After an inconsistent first half of the season, manager Unai Emery has found a way of tinkering with Villa’s line-up and still winning.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Incompatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatible. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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