compatible

adjective

kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl How to pronounce compatible (audio)
Definition of compatiblenext
1
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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2
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 The new remote is compatible with all Amazon Ember TVs and Fire TV streaming devices from 2019 onward. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026 That means this new exploit is compatible with many more titles, including digital copies of legit purchases made exclusively for the purposes of personal backup. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026 The Mecca pact needs countries with compatible capabilities, intelligence, coordination and equipment if its mutual-defense commitment is to be more than words. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 If there is demand the industrial base cannot satisfy, it can be fed to private industry—because the capabilities are compatible by design with private-sector manufacturing lines. — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compatible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible
  1. unanimous
  2. consistent
  3. united
  4. consonant
  5. cooperative
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  • On Monday, Cheryl Reeve won the league’s coach of the year and Miles was a unanimous choice for rookie of the year.
    — Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The jury deliberated for less than three hours before returning its unanimous verdict after a two-week trial.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of unanimous
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  • Resnikoff fully inhabits the role of Jaku, giving him a distinctive and consistent voice, posture and temperament.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Smith was able to stay relatively healthy last season, earning consistent playing time because of his pesky perimeter defense and steady offensive game in a backup point guard role.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of consistent
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  • Helldivers will land on the same weekend as a united Universal event film and UA/Amazon MGM Studios/Amblin’s internet horror feature The Mandela Catalogue.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The pope, who spoke out against the US war in Iran, also wants a more united Europe, a stronger European Union and stronger international cooperation.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of united
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  • 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
  • Through quests, combat, exploration and cooperative adventures, players can forge their own paths through the medieval fantasy world of Gielinor.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Other leaders seem resigned to the fact that this 80-year global experiment in cooperative international relations has ceded the floor once again to the world order of coercion that dictated most of human history.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperative

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“Compatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compatible. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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