as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
the two plans are mutually exclusive; implementing one will automatically rule out the other
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Recent Examples of mutually exclusive
However, success and addiction are not mutually exclusive.
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Sarah Allen Benton, SELF, 23 Dec. 2025
Are those two things mutually exclusive?
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2025
The caterpillar in the aeronautical salad is that these tend to be mutually exclusive and fuel inefficient.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Here’s where the analysis sharpens, revealing four plausible motives—none of them mutually exclusive.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutually exclusive
Sarah Allen Benton, SELF, 23 Dec. 2025
Are those two things mutually exclusive?
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2025
The caterpillar in the aeronautical salad is that these tend to be mutually exclusive and fuel inefficient.
—New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2025
Here’s where the analysis sharpens, revealing four plausible motives—none of them mutually exclusive.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutually exclusive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutually exclusive
Adjective
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Andrademembreno’s attorney, Paul Rogers, argued that Berrios lied and pointed to multiple inconsistent statements to authorities and prosecutors and in her testimony.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Jan. 2026
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Trump proved to be a vexing ideological lodestar—aggressively anti-intellectual in his attitudes and consistently inconsistent in his views.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Wuthering Heights is a dark and gothic tale of destructive, obsessive, conflicting romance.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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Lawyers representing the student argue that her First Amendment rights were wrongly infringed upon and that the previous court rulings relied on conflicting and overly broad precedents.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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