COMPATIBLE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

compatible

adjective

kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl

Definition of compatible

as in unanimous

having or marked by agreement in feeling or action didn't think that they'd be compatible as roommates

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as in consistent

not having or showing any apparent conflict a theory that is compatible with what we already know about early man

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Recent Examples of compatible Refillables ask you to remember to reorder compatible cartridges. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 While the module itself only offers a place to sleep, Ebicos also sells a compatible €1,250 ($1,675) slide-out kitchen called the Happy Cook. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 Pratt & Whitney says the engine is compatible with the F-15EX and remains in production to support existing and future aircraft. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026 Those proteins are then structurally enhanced and transformed into fibers compatible with existing yarn-spinning infrastructure and supply chains. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compatible

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible

Adjective

The council’s preliminary vote on the moratorium was unanimous.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
The exchange is the latest chapter in a public disagreement that erupted after Clancy's trial, when Reddington publicly criticized the lone holdout juror who prevented a unanimous verdict on murder charges.

— Brittany Miller , Bryan Llenas, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of unanimous

Adjective

Prioritize Strength Training Research suggests that without a consistent stimulus from being challenged to work, muscles tend to atrophy, or waste away.

— Kristen Gasnick, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
So Bell inequalities shows that quantum physics and experiment are consistent with the worldview of local realism.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of consistent

Adjective

Congress swiftly passes a resolution to uphold the civil rights of Muslims and Arabs, urging Americans to remain united.

— Reshma Memon Yaqub, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
But the people of Ceuta are strong, united, and an example on a global level of four cultures living together in such a small space.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of united

Adjective

The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026