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
Behaviour incompatible with the team ethic undermined Enciso’s Brighton career.
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Like the Roman god Janus, typically depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions, Virgil’s portrait of Roman history and his own Augustan age offers a double vision in its distinct, incompatible, yet entangled stories.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
With several seemingly incompatible observations, cosmology faces many puzzles.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The experts at Vet Around, Sydney Mobile Vet Service, say that some pet species are naturally incompatible due to predator-prey instincts, health risks, or territorial behavior.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Like the Roman god Janus, typically depicted with two faces looking in opposite directions, Virgil’s portrait of Roman history and his own Augustan age offers a double vision in its distinct, incompatible, yet entangled stories.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
With several seemingly incompatible observations, cosmology faces many puzzles.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
The experts at Vet Around, Sydney Mobile Vet Service, say that some pet species are naturally incompatible due to predator-prey instincts, health risks, or territorial behavior.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatible
Adjective
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Despite the people involved in the NFL games seemingly being OK with it, the potentially conflicting nature of his broadcasting job and his ownership stake could continue to ruffle feathers as the season goes on.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Bystanders initially had conflicting reports about whether the man was still in the sinkhole or had been swept out to sea, firefighters said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Oliver Glasner cannot be accused of giving out inconsistent messages.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Incompatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatible. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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