INCOMPATIBILITY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

incompatibility

noun

Definition of incompatibility

as in inconsistency

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Recent Examples of incompatibility Connecting people with clinical trials is complicated – even if people identify a promising match, there’s a slew of potentially thorny factors, including geographic incompatibility, and financial and time considerations. — Michelle Andrews, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 This incompatibility leads workers to hide efficiencies gained from AI, fearing more tasks. — Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Reasons for declining intimacy When a couple experiences an intimacy dry spell, medical professionals recommend evaluating physiological factors rather than jumping to conclusions about incompatibility. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 As such neither, as per Article 16 of the FIGC’s Sports Agents rules on incompatibility and conflict of interest, would have had to leave their roles in the event Pirlo senior secured the Italy job. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for incompatibility

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Noun

Although there were some inconsistencies in Parker’s overall game, there was enough there to warrant a handful of more snaps.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Despite this high level of inconsistency, people were extremely confident their memories were correct.

— Elizabeth A. Phelps, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of inconsistency

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The more senior the team, the more costly this incongruence becomes, because symbolic behavior travels quickly through the organization.

— Britton Bloch, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt.

— Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of incongruence

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Kanarek told me that Gray’s antagonism, at the meeting and at other times, positions her as the ultimate instigator of the shooting.

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
By defining other civilizations as alien cultures, a civilizationist grand strategy might fuel antagonism rather than tolerate differences.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026

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