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
Genre and real life are not mutually exclusive.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Green Is The New Gold Sustainability and innovation are not mutually exclusive.
—Oluwaseun Dania, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In hindsight, the two pursuits were not mutually exclusive.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
None of those things are mutually exclusive.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Green Is The New Gold Sustainability and innovation are not mutually exclusive.
—Oluwaseun Dania, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In hindsight, the two pursuits were not mutually exclusive.
—Dennis Lin, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
None of those things are mutually exclusive.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutually exclusive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutually exclusive
Adjective
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Even so, the practice of choosing a papal name remained inconsistent for the next 1,000 years, with most popes using their baptismal names.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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After an inconsistent first half of the season, manager Unai Emery has found a way of tinkering with Villa’s line-up and still winning.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These are two starkly conflicting therapeutic pieces of advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The tallest sediment stack The mystery of Mars’ missing carbon stems from two seemingly conflicting results.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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