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

Protecting affordable medical education and supporting faculty and staff compensation are not mutually exclusive. — Opinion, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Maintaining a winning culture, and making the right decisions on paper, are not necessarily mutually exclusive, but there are competing interests, such as trading Abrams. — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Recognition in a genre category and recognition in the General Field are not mutually exclusive. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 29 July 2026

The threat is still there, suffused into the air like a memory, but for a time the choice between love and survival no longer feels mutually exclusive to Nino and Yasmina. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 July 2026