INCOMPATIBILITY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

incompatibility

noun

Definition of incompatibility

as in inconsistency

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Recent Examples of incompatibility This phenomenon, called cytoplasmic incompatibility, also occurs when male and female mosquitoes carrying different strains of the bacterium mate. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated. — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026 Top traveler incompatibilities Traveling with someone is like going through a compatibility test. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 9 June 2026 And, of course, the incompatibility will apply to retirement savers outside of the state programs as well. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for incompatibility

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Noun

The investigation also probed Arday's past claims about being threatened and harassed on campus following his Cambridge appointment, which reportedly yielded some inconsistencies.

— Mason Leib, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
And after a hot start, quarterback Bo Nix has fallen back into inconsistency, with even fewer windows available in Wednesday’s team periods given the absences of his two top receivers in Waddle and Sutton.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of inconsistency

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The passing of 30 years has only enhanced the appeal of the group’s Nashville detour, shifting attention from the incongruity of Ween cutting a country record to the joyous chemistry between these old pros and young punks.

— Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026
Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of incongruity

Noun

But the trash-talking and, especially, antagonism over race and ethnicity is gratuitous and needlessly divisive.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
The match took place against a background of antagonism between the nations, heightened by Argentina's recent semifinal win over England at the World Cup.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

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