in·com·pat·i·ble ( n k m-p t -bl)adj. 1. Incapable of associating or blending or of being associated or blended because of disharmony, incongruity, or antagonism: incompatible views on religion. 2. Impossible to be held simultaneously by one person: the incompatible offices of prosecutor and judge. 3. Logic That cannot be simultaneously true; mutually exclusive. 4. Medicine a. Producing an undesirable effect when used in combination with a particular substance: a medication that is incompatible with alcohol. b. Not immunologically compatible: incompatible blood types. n. One that is incompatible. in com·pati·ble·ness n.in com·pati·bly adv. |
incompatible [ˌɪnkəmˈpætəbəl]
adj
1. incapable of living or existing together in peace or harmony; conflicting or antagonistic
2. opposed in nature or quality; inconsistent
3. (of an office, position, etc.) only able to be held by one person at a time
4. (Medicine) Med (esp of two drugs or two types of blood) incapable of being combined or used together; antagonistic
5. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of two propositions) unable to be both true at the same time
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants)
a. not capable of forming successful grafts
b. incapable of fertilizing each other
7. (Mathematics) Maths another word for inconsistent [4]
n
(often plural) a person or thing that is incompatible with another
incompatibility , incompatibleness n
incompatibly adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | incompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors" uncongenial, incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" inharmonious, unharmonious - not in harmony mismatched - either not matched or unsuitably matched different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one" compatible - able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; "a compatible married couple"; "her deeds were compatible with her ideology" |
| 2. |  incompatible - used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect | |
| 3. |  incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"incompatible - not compatible; "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors" unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take" unsympathetic - not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic" | |
| 4. | incompatible - incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically compatible - capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification | |
| 5. | incompatible - of words so related that one contrasts with the other; "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms" antonymous - of words: having opposite meanings | |
| 6. | incompatible - not easy to combine harmoniously mismatched - either not matched or unsuitably matched | |
| 7. | incompatible - not compatible with other facts inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap" | |
| 8. |  incompatible - not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior"incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation" | |
| 9. | incompatible - used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture |
incompatible
adjective inconsistent, conflicting, contradictory, unsuitable, disparate, incongruous, discordant, antagonistic, irreconcilable, unsuited, mismatched, discrepant, uncongenial, antipathetic, ill-assorted, inconsonant Their interests were mutually incompatible.
consistent, compatible, suited, appropriate, suitable, alike, harmonious, congenial, reconcilable
consistent, compatible, suited, appropriate, suitable, alike, harmonious, congenial, reconcilable
Translations
incompatible [ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl] adj
[people] → incompatible; [interests, goals] → incompatible; [systems] → incompatible
to be incompatible with (= at odds with) → être incompatible avec
to be incompatible with (= at odds with) → être incompatible avec
incompatible
adj characters, ideas, propositions, temperaments → unvereinbar; technical systems → nicht kompatibel; drugs, blood groups, colours → nicht miteinander verträglich; the drugs are incompatible → die Arzneimittel vertragen sich nicht miteinander; we are incompatible, she said → wir passen überhaupt nicht zusammen or zueinander, sagte sie; to be incompatible with somebody/something → sich nicht mit jdm/etw vertragen; (= not suit) → nicht zu jdm/etw passen; the possession of great wealth is surely incompatible with genuine Marxist beliefs → der Besitz großer Reichtümer lässt sich wohl kaum mit echtem Marxismus vereinbaren
adj incompatible [inkəmˈpӕtəbl]
1 (of people) certain to disagree, fight etc. onverenigbaar مُتَنافِر، مُتَناقِض несъвместим nesnesitelný uforenelig; ufordragelig unverträglich ασυμβίβαστος (για πρόσωπο) incompatible kokkusobimatu ناسازگار ristiriitainen irréconciliable אֵין הַתאָמָה विरोधी स्वभाव nezdruživ összeférhetetlen tidak serasi ósamrÿmanlegur, sem fer ekki saman incompatibile 気が合わない 화합이 안 되는 nesuderinamų charakterių nesaderīgs tidak serasi onverenigbaar uforlikelig, inkompatibel niezgodny, nie do pogodzenia incompatível ireconciliabil несовместимый neznášajúci sa nespravljiv nespojiv oförsonlig ซึ่งเข้ากันไม่ได้ uzlaşmaz, geçimsiz 不相容的 несумісний بے میل xung khắc 不调和的
2 (of statements etc) not in agreement with one another. strydig, teenstrydig مُتَعارِض несъвместим neslučitelný uforligelig unvereinbar αντιφατικός, ασύμβατος incompatible vastuoluline مغایر yhteensopimaton incompatible אֵין הַתאָמָה असंगत nesuglasan összeegyeztethetetlen berlawanan ósamrÿmanlegur incompatibile 両立しない 상반되는 nesuderinami neatbilstošs bertentangan strijdig uforenlig sprzeczny incompatível incompatibil несовместимый nezlučiteľný protisloven nesaglasan oförenlig ซึ่งไม่ลงรอยกัน uyumsuz, zıt 不一致的 несполучний متضاد không hợp 不一致的
n incomˌpatiˈbility
onverenigbaarheid تَنافُر، تَنَاقُض، تَعارُض несъвместимост neslučitelnost ufordragelighed; uforligelighed die Unvereinbarkeit ασυμφωνία, ασυμβατότητα incompatibilidad kokkusobimatus ناسازگاری yhteensopimattomuus incompatibilité אִי-הַתאָמָה असंगति nespojivost összeférhetetlenség ketidakserasian ósamrÿmanleiki; ósamræmi incompatibilità 不一致 양립하기 어려움 (charakteriø) nesuderinamumas nesaderība; neatbilstība ketidakserasian onverenigbaarheid uforenlighet niezgodność, niedopasowanie incompatibilidade incompatibilitate несовместимость nezlučiteľnosť, vzájomná neznášanlivosť nezdružljivost nespojivost oförenlighet ความเข้ากันไม่ได้ uzlaşmazlık, uyuşmazlık 不相容 несумісність نا موافقت tính xung khắc 不相容
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