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
Both Fred Rogers and Peter Engel remind us that popular entertainment and morality need not be mutually exclusive — that with intention, care and the right team, television can be both wildly successful and genuinely beneficial to its audience.
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Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Perkins — just like Mist writer-director Frank Darabont before him — understands something crucial, which is that meanness and emotional honesty aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
These situations can be tricky for the average person to navigate because the lines between shoddy security, Chinese espionage, US protectionism, and the growing trade war are distinctly blurry and are not mutually exclusive.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
And because Trump was out of office for four years, his supporters had the unusual opportunity to spin self-serving—and often mutually exclusive—narratives around the former president’s plans without the inconvenience of having to explain his actual policies.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Perkins — just like Mist writer-director Frank Darabont before him — understands something crucial, which is that meanness and emotional honesty aren’t mutually exclusive.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
These situations can be tricky for the average person to navigate because the lines between shoddy security, Chinese espionage, US protectionism, and the growing trade war are distinctly blurry and are not mutually exclusive.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
And because Trump was out of office for four years, his supporters had the unusual opportunity to spin self-serving—and often mutually exclusive—narratives around the former president’s plans without the inconvenience of having to explain his actual policies.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Mutually exclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutually%20exclusive. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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