Synonyms for incompatible
ˌɪn kəmˈpæt ə bəlin·com·pat·i·ble

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1. incompatiblenoun

   Antonyms:
   compatible

2. incompatibleadjective

   Of two things: impossible to coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing.

   the incompatibles of iron

   Antonyms:
   compatible

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1. incompatible

   Two or more things that do not fit well together, or are not adapted to each other, are said to be incongruous; a thing is said to be incongruous that is not adapted to the time, place, or occasion; the term is also applied to a thing made up of ill-assorted parts or inharmonious elements. Discordant is applied to all things that jar in association like musical notes that are not in accord; inharmonious has the same original sense, but is a milder term. Incompatible primarily signifies unable to sympathize or feel alike; inconsistent means unable to stand together. Things are incompatible which can not exist together in harmonious relations, and whose action when associated tends to ultimate extinction of one by the other. Inconsistent applies to things that can not be made to agree in thought with each other, or with some standard of truth or right; slavery and freedom are inconsistent with each other in theory, and incompatible in fact. Incongruous applies to relations, unsuitable to purpose or use; two colors are incongruous which can not be agreeably associated; either may be unsuitable for a person, a room, or an occasion. Incommensurable is a mathematical term, applying to two or more quantities that have no common measure or aliquot part.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, discordant, discrepant, ill-matched, inapposite, inappropriate, incommensurable, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, irreconcilable, mismatched, mismated, repugnant, unsuitable

   Antonyms:
   accordant, agreeing, compatible, consistent, harmonious, suitable

   Preposition:
   The illustrations were incongruous with the theme.

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1. incompatibleadjective

   not compatible

   "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), ill-sorted, unfitting, unsuited, inappropriate, antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, uncongenial, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   compatible, harmonious, miscible, congenial, congruous, synonymous, matched, mixable, consistent, congruent

2. antagonistic, incompatibleadjective

   used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), uncongenial, ill-sorted, unfitting, unsuited, inappropriate, antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, antipathetic, antipathetical, counter, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   miscible, congruous, compatible, harmonious, congruent, matched, congenial, consistent, mixable, synonymous

3. uncongenial, incompatibleadjective

   not suitable to your tastes or needs

   "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), ill-sorted, unfitting, unsuited, hostile, inappropriate, antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, uncongenial, unfriendly, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   synonymous, compatible, consistent, miscible, congenial, mixable, congruous, harmonious, congruent, matched

4. incompatibleadjective

   incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), ill-sorted, unfitting, unsuited, inappropriate, antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, uncongenial, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   congruous, matched, compatible, mixable, congenial, synonymous, harmonious, consistent, miscible, congruent

5. contrastive, incompatibleadjective

   of words so related that one contrasts with the other

   "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), uncongenial, ill-sorted, unfitting, contrasting, unsuited, antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, inappropriate, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   congruous, mixable, compatible, miscible, synonymous, congenial, harmonious, matched, consistent, congruent

6. ill-sorted, incompatible, mismated, unsuitedadjective

   not easy to combine harmoniously

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), ill-sorted, unfitting, unsuited, inappropriate, antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, uncongenial, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   congruent, matched, congruous, synonymous, miscible, mixable, consistent, compatible, congenial, harmonious

7. discrepant, incompatibleadjective

   not compatible with other facts

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), dissonant, uncongenial, ill-sorted, inconsistent, unfitting, unsuited, at variance(p), antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, inappropriate, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   congruous, compatible, synonymous, miscible, matched, harmonious, congenial, mixable, congruent, consistent

8. inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p), unfittingadjective

   not in keeping with what is correct or proper

   "completely inappropriate behavior"

   Antonyms:
   congenial, congruous, compatible, miscible, consistent, mixable, harmonious, synonymous, matched, congruent

9. incompatibleadjective

   used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

   Synonyms:
   out or keeping(p), ill-sorted, unfitting, unsuited, inappropriate, antagonistic, discrepant, mismated, uncongenial, contrastive

   Antonyms:
   matched, miscible, mixable, compatible, congenial, consistent, congruous, congruent, synonymous, harmonious

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1. incompatibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   inconsistent, incongruous, unsuitable, unadapted

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1. List of paraphrases for "incompatible":

   inconsistent, irreconcilable, unsupported, incompatibility, compatible, contrary, conflicting, noncompliant, contradictory

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1. Friedrich August von Hayek:

   We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice.

2. James Madison, Federalist Papers (# 10):

   Democracies have ever been spectacles of turbulence and contention; have ever been found incompatible with personal security, or the rights of property; have in general been as short in their lives as they are violent in their deaths.

3. Antony Jenkins:

   I regard the behavior at the center of these investigations as wholly incompatible with our values, and I share the frustration of colleagues and shareholders that matters like these continue to cast a shadow over our business.

4. Chief Executive Antony Jenkins:

   Resolving these issues is an important part of our plan for Barclays and, although it may be difficult, I expect that we will make significant progress in this area in 2015, i regard the behaviour at the centre of these investigations as wholly incompatible with our values, and I share the frustration of colleagues and shareholders that matters like these continue to cast a shadow over our business.

5. Jean Jacques Rousseau:

   To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man, to surrender the rights of humanity and even its duties. For he who renounces everything no indemnity is possible. Such a renunciation is incompatible with man's nature to remove all liberty from his will is to remove all morality from his acts.