Definitions for incompatible
ˌɪn kəmˈpæt ə bəlin·com·pat·i·ble

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. incompatibleadjective

   not compatible

   "incompatible personalities"; "incompatible colors"

2. antagonistic, incompatibleadjective

   used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect

3. uncongenial, incompatibleadjective

   not suitable to your tastes or needs

   "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"

4. incompatibleadjective

   incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification

5. contrastive, incompatibleadjective

   of words so related that one contrasts with the other

   "`rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms"

6. ill-sorted, incompatible, mismated, unsuitedadjective

   not easy to combine harmoniously

7. discrepant, incompatibleadjective

   not compatible with other facts

8. inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping(p), unfittingadjective

   not in keeping with what is correct or proper

   "completely inappropriate behavior"

9. incompatibleadjective

   used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incompatiblenoun

   An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities.

   the incompatibles of iron

2. incompatibleadjective

   Of two things: impossible to coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing.

3. Etymology: From French incompatible.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incompatible

   Inconsistent with something else; such as cannot subsist or cannot be possessed together with something else.

   Etymology: incompatible, French; rather incompetible, as it is sometimes written; in and competo, Lat.

   Fortune and love have ever been so incompatible, that it is no wonder, madam, if, having had so much of the one for you, I have ever found so little of the other for myself. John Suckling.

   May not the outward expressions of love in many good Christians be greater to some other object than to God? Or is this incompetible with the sincerity of the love of God? Henry Hammond.

   The repugnancy of infinitude is equally incompetible to continued or successive motion, and depends upon the incompossibility of things successive with infinitude. Matthew Hale.

   We know those colours which have a friendship with each other, and those which are incompatible, by mixing together those colours of which we would make trial. Dryden.

   Sense I have proved to be incompatible with mere bodies, even those of the most compound and elaborate textures. Richard Bentley.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. incompatible

   Incompatible refers to things or elements that are so different in nature or principles, they are incapable of coexisting, working together, or combining without conflict. It can also refer to substances, elements, or factors that cannot be mixed or used together without negative reactions. It generally connotes a lack of harmony or agreement between people, things, or ideas.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incompatibleadjective

   not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition

2. Incompatibleadjective

   incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines

3. Incompatiblenoun

   an incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Incompatible

   in-kom-pat′i-bl, adj. not consistent: contradictory: incapable of existing together in harmony: (pl.) things which cannot coexist.—ns. Incompatibil′ity, Incompat′ibleness.—adv. Incompat′ibly.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of incompatible in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of incompatible in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of incompatible in a Sentence

1. Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager:

   The Commission has the duty to ensure that these rules are applied in a non-discriminatory manner by excluding preferential treatment in any form that constitutes incompatible state aid, this does not put into question the U.S. taxation system or go against double taxation treaties concluded by EU member states.

2. Jukka Kekäläinen:

   It is likely that gamete-level incompatibility can reduce the chance of conception but may not often completely prevent it, furthermore, gamete-level compatibility does not mean that partners are otherwise incompatible, with respect to their personalities.

3. Leo Tolstoy:

   Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment and its wars.

4. Simon Allen:

   Foraging with a sponge is a time-consuming and largely solitary activity so it was long thought incompatible with the needs of male dolphins in Shark Bay - to invest time in forming close alliances with other males.

5. Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo:

   Supporting this political project is incompatible with the policy of common sanctions against Russia, one consequence could be that pro-European reforms in Ukraine would be weakened.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=incompatible
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Incompatible
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=incompatible
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incompatible
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=incompatible