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   In·com·pat·i·ble

   /ˌinkəmˈpadəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of two things) so opposed in character as to be incapable of existing together: "she declined the offer because it was incompatible with her values" Similar irreconcilableconflictingopposedoppositecontradictoryantagonisticantipatheticclashinginharmoniousdiscordantmutually exclusiveOpposite compatiblecomplementary
   • ▪ (of two people) unable to live together harmoniously: "although convinced that they were incompatible, she loved him" Similar unsuitedmismatchedill-matchedpoles apartworlds apartlike day and nightill-assortedlike chalk and cheeseOpposite well matchedsuited
   • ▪ (of one thing or person) not consistent or able to coexist with (another): "long hours are simply incompatible with family life" Similar inconsistent withat odds without of keeping withdifferent todiffering fromdivergent fromat variance withincongruous withinconsonant withcontrary toin conflict within opposition todiametrically opposed tocounter tonot in accord withirreconcilable withnot able to be reconciled withalien torare:repugnant tooppugnant toOpposite consistent
   • ▪ (of equipment, machinery, computer programs, etc.) not capable of being used in combination: "all four prototype camcorders used special tapes and were incompatible with one another"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin incompatibilis, from in- ‘not’ + compatibilis (see compatible).

   Derivatives

   • 1. incompatibly adverb

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   What does incompatible mean?

   • of blood or serum : unsuitable for use in a particular transfusion because of the presence of agglutinins that act against the recipient's red blood cells Nglish: Translation of incompatible for Spanish Speakers Britannica English: Translation of incompatible for Arabic Speakers Love words? Need even more definitions?

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   What does incompatible mean in pharmacology?

   • Pharmacology. of or relating to drugs that interfere with one another chemically or physiologically and therefore cannot be mixed or prescribed together. Usually incompatibles. incompatible persons or things. an incompatible drug or the like. incompatibles,Logic. two or more propositions that cannot be true simultaneously.

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   What does incompatible color mean?

   • incompatible colors. that cannot coexist or be conjoined. Logic. (of two or more propositions) unable to be true simultaneously. (of two or more attributes of an object) unable to belong to the object simultaneously; inconsistent. (of positions, functions, ranks, etc.) unable to be held simultaneously by one person.

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   How do you say if someone is incompatible?

   • Use the adjective incompatible to describe things or people that are too different to get along. When paired with someone you can't work with, don't criticize or get mad. Just say, "We are incompatible ." Put together the prefix in- and the suffix -ible and what do you get? "Not able."

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   Use the adjective incompatible to describe things or people that are too different to get along. When paired with someone you can't work with, don't criticize or get mad. Just say, "We are incompatible."

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   Incompatible definition: not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony. See examples of INCOMPATIBLE used in a sentence.

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