Synonyms of mutually exclusive

mutually exclusive

adjective

as in inconsistent

not being in agreement or harmony

the two plans are mutually exclusive; implementing one will automatically rule out the other

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inconsistent
• conflicting
• incompatible
• incongruous
• repugnant
• inconsonant
• contrary
• discrepant
• contradictory
• clashing
• at variance
• inharmonious
• at odds
• disagreeing
• irreconcilable
• opposite
• discordant
• opposing
• antithetical
• antagonistic
• antipodal
• diametric
• antipodean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• correspondent (with or to)
• consistent
• conformable (to)
• compatible
• agreeing
• congruent
• harmonious
• similar
• consonant
• concordant
• like
• nonconflicting
• congruous
• accordant
• akin

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mutually exclusive

Though The Next Pro hasn’t yet taken viewers out into the open wilds of Australia, Irwin doesn’t see his duties at DWTS and the Australia Zoo as mutually exclusive. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026

In any business, including wine, those two motivations are not mutually exclusive. — Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

Are such dichotomous conceptions of the novel mutually exclusive? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 8 July 2026

States like Georgia and Oregon have shown what aligned policy can accomplish, linking child care access to postsecondary persistence and reforming subsidy programs to recognize that school and work are not mutually exclusive. — Enyi Okebugwu, Fortune, 28 June 2026