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Incompatible

/ˌɪnkəˈmpætəbəl/
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(adj) Of two 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
Their different personalities and life goals made them fundamentally ____ as life partners.

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