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 Free users can only view members that the app's AI algorithm deems most compatible. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026 The game is accessible via the Netflix platform on compatible TVs. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 July 2026 Grow them in separate areas of the garden near compatible plants with similar watering needs. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 July 2026 Of course, the camera is suitable for any door with a compatible peephole, not just for apartments. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for compatible

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible

Adjective

Skoronski made first- or second-team All-Big Ten all three years in Evanston and became Northwestern’s first unanimous first-team All-American in 2022.

— Teresa M. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
While the unanimous support from FDA advisors boded well for Moderna’s shot, the overall path to approval was treacherous and uncertain, even until the end.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of unanimous

Adjective

Aside from consistent, reliable bed-to-feed patterns, the major benefit of early-season deer hunting is a lack of hunting pressure.

— Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
What has remained consistent are the core architects, Steven Spielberg and Frank Marshall, and the movies delivering for audience.

— Justin Kroll, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of consistent

Adjective

The two have remained united throughout the murder investigation and subsequent legal ordeals regarding Kohberger.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
The representative added that the Fever remained united around winning games and building its fan base before directing reporters back to basketball questions.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 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

Definition of consonant

Adjective

Officials said the 67-year-old actress was cooperative, telling TMZ she has not been accused of criminal conduct.

— Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
So the magnolia is a generalist, and the orchids are very, very specialized, sometimes in cooperative ways with their pollinators, and sometimes in sneaky exploitative ways, like pretending to be a female wasp so male wasps try and mate with you.

— Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026