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
Anthropic’s stance is fundamentally incompatible with American principles.
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Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
Neighbors view a mikvah as incompatible with its single-family surroundings, and more than 1,500 people signed an online petition to block it.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Grace and Leon play so differently that their weapons and styles are incompatible.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The eastern Gulf has repeatedly been recognized as incompatible with offshore energy development for these reasons.
—Shane Weddle, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
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Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026
Neighbors view a mikvah as incompatible with its single-family surroundings, and more than 1,500 people signed an online petition to block it.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026
Grace and Leon play so differently that their weapons and styles are incompatible.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The eastern Gulf has repeatedly been recognized as incompatible with offshore energy development for these reasons.
—Shane Weddle, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatible
Adjective
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Meanwhile, different measurement methods have produced conflicting results throughout the years.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trump has offered conflicting timelines on how long the Iran conflict will take to resolve.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For a while, cities across Kentucky were inconsistent, with some observing the time change and others not.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Mar. 2026
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Progress to close the gender pay gap has been slow and inconsistent.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Incompatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatible. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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