Incompatible Meaning

/ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/
C1

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adjOf two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

adjOf two or more things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities.

Our managing director is incompatible with the president.
His desires are incompatible with his income.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new printer is ____ with our old computer, so it won't connect.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Their different personalities and life goals made them fundamentally ____ as life partners.

Etymology tree French incompatiblebor. English incompatible Borrowed from French incompatible.

"Courts of equity are in many instances so nice and intricate, that they are incompatible with the genius of trials by jury." — 1788, Publius [pseudonym; Alexander Hamilton], “Number LXXXIII”, in The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, […] , volume II, New York, N.Y.: […] J. and A. M‘Lean, […], →OCLC:
""You did not visit High Barn?" "Oh no." "But there was no particular reason why you should not?" "Why do you ask me that?" she demanded quickly, and in a tone that was quite incompatible with the simple inquiry." — 1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
"After the story was published, Hunter stated that the temple's executive committee informed him that such statements were incompatible with being a rabbi." — 2019 February 27, Jeremy Pelzer, “Green Party presidential hopeful says he was fired as rabbi because of Israel criticism”, in cleveland.com:
"Incompatibles are consequents of contraries. For example, sleeping and waking are contraries, and snoring is associated with sleepers. So snoring and waking are incompatibles." — 2004, Boethius, translated by Eleonore Stump, In Ciceronis Topica:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new printer is ____ with our old computer, so it won't connect.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Their different personalities and life goals made them fundamentally ____ as life partners.

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