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
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Recent Examples of incompatible
Environmental groups argue that exporting natural gas is incompatible with Canada’s commitments to fight climate change.
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New York Times, 7 July 2025
And that prior review paradigm is fundamentally incompatible with the on-the-fly content generation of prominent general-purpose AI offerings.
—Chase Feiger, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
What Ukraine needs now is the time, tools, and space to prove to the Kremlin that an occupation is not just immoral but incompatible with Russia’s long-term security needs.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Simon’s family opera tells the story of a 12-year-old New York boy who is shuttled between divorced parents who plots to bring his incompatible parents back together.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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New York Times, 7 July 2025
And that prior review paradigm is fundamentally incompatible with the on-the-fly content generation of prominent general-purpose AI offerings.
—Chase Feiger, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
What Ukraine needs now is the time, tools, and space to prove to the Kremlin that an occupation is not just immoral but incompatible with Russia’s long-term security needs.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2025
Simon’s family opera tells the story of a 12-year-old New York boy who is shuttled between divorced parents who plots to bring his incompatible parents back together.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatible
Adjective
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The court found that the testimony of an animal control officer who seized the horses was unreliable based on conflicting factual statements, according to court records.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 July 2025
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So there is some conflicting or missing information of when AL got the legal rights to disconnect owners' cars.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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While Salesforce tries to make this as painless as possible, its UI/UX can be inconsistent and create bottlenecks during onboarding.—
Andrii Kovalchuk,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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The company's customer service is known for being inconsistent.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 July 2025
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“Incompatible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatible. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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