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

Prosecutors tried the Mann charge once more before a new jury, but that panel also failed to reach a unanimous verdict, resulting in another mistrial earlier this year.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
The Lincoln County Planning Board was unanimous in previously recommending the commissioners deny the request.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of unanimous

Adjective

Her commitment to supporting those affected by addiction has been a consistent part of her royal work.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
Northeast faces a wet, windy weekend Forecast models have waffled back and forth for days but have been consistent on putting New England and Long Island, New York, in the bull’s-eye of the storm’s most significant rain and wind this weekend.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of consistent

Adjective

This new holiday will henceforth honor one of our finest and most cherished national characteristics—our ability to live and work together, men and women of all national origins, as one united and progressive nation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
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

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