Synonyms of incompatible

incompatible

adjective

ˌin-kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl 

as in conflicting

not being in agreement or harmony

the committee's incompatible goals—develop new projects and cut costs—meant that they got very little accomplished

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conflicting
• inconsistent
• contradictory
• clashing
• mutually exclusive
• incongruous
• discrepant
• repugnant
• inharmonious
• contrary
• inconsonant
• irreconcilable
• discordant
• disagreeing
• at variance
• at odds
• antithetical
• antagonistic
• opposing
• opposite
• diametrical
• diametric
• antipodal
• antipodean

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compatible
• consistent
• congruent
• agreeing
• harmonious
• correspondent (with or to)
• concordant
• consonant
• conformable (to)
• similar
• like
• congruous
• accordant
• nonconflicting
• akin

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of incompatible

Owners can also try distracting their dogs when a bee buzzes through incompatible behavior. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

The Atlantic Festival a report called out the government’s lax RTO full time incompatible with managing a team. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024

Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, the front-court duo that's often been criticized in the media for being incompatible, has seemingly figured it out, with both having strong impacts on both sides of the court. —Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

That means rats understand something ants do not, which is that normal motion is incompatible with being dead. —Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024