incompatibility

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Recent Examples of incompatibility Ninoy recognizes an essential incompatibility between them. Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026 The board then heard from about a dozen residents who spoke in opposition of the project, citing, once again, traffic congestion and incompatibility with the residential feel of the neighborhood. Lauren Costantino february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 Monique Tepe later filed for divorce, citing incompatibility in court documents. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 16 Jan. 2026 Commissioners cited concerns about the building’s height, lack of community engagement and incompatibility with the neighborhood’s character. Everton Bailey Jr, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incompatibility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatibility
Noun
  • Astronomers are puzzled that such a glaring inconsistency could have gone unnoticed in existing data, such as the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), which provides our earliest snapshot of the universe.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 25 June 2026
  • The Best Recruiting Technology Strengthens Human Judgment​ No recruiting team can manually validate every résumé detail, credential, communication pattern and interview inconsistency across hundreds or thousands of applicants.
    Casey Marquette, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • Nobody is more alive to the comic incongruity than the man himself.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Ben Green, assistant professor of information at the University of Michigan, told Fortune there’s meanwhile abundant signs that antagonism toward data centers is real and organic.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 10 June 2026
  • Today, the antagonism between the defendants and the system judging them took the shape of civilized disagreement.
    Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026

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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatibility. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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