incompatibility

noun

Definition of incompatibilitynext
as in inconsistency

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Recent Examples of incompatibility The project was denied due to concerns about the county’s outdated rules, incompatibility with the area and concerns about noise and water usage. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 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, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for incompatibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatibility
  1. inconsistency
  2. incongruence
  3. incongruity
  4. inconsistence
  5. antagonism
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  • Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky has called the consultant’s work an unfinished draft containing errors, inconsistencies, outdated information and data-validation problems.
    — Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But Jessica insists that Elizabeth doesn’t know the specific brand of hot dogs and buns she’s already acquired, which means that if, for instance, Elizabeth brought Hawaiian buns and chicken sausages, there would be an inconsistency.
    — Jennifer Kim, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 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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  • The movie sanitizes the past and removes its tang, its pungency, leaving a craving for contact with nature, with raw experience, with incongruities and accidents and anything but what fits, in lieu of such synthetic sophistication.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Both shows attempted to offer a perspective on authentic Italian style, with Milan's incongruities as an underlying theme.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of incongruity
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  • And the main driver of the inconsistences seems to be due to contractual obligations and profits.
    — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Very inconsistent with practices, which led to inconsistence with games.
    — Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, 31 July 2018
Definition of inconsistence
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  • There’s no need to pay committed Republicans, while committed Democrats will see the offer as a bald monetization of politics that can deepen their antagonism.
    — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
  • These are the reasons for antagonism to Mayor Levy, not hyper-partisanship.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of antagonism

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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatibility. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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