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incompatible
Not compatible
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adjective
Not compatible
“Incompatible personalities”
adjective
Incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
adjective
Used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture
adjective
Not suitable to your tastes or needs
“The uncongenial roommates were always fighting”
adjective
Not in keeping with what is correct or proper
“Completely inappropriate behavior”
adjective
Not compatible with other facts
adjective
Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
adjective
Not easy to combine harmoniously
adjective
Of words so related that one contrasts with the other
“‘rich’ and ‘hard-up’ are contrastive terms”
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Incompatible personalities
Incompatible colors
The uncongenial roommates were always fighting
The task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs
Completely inappropriate behavior
‘rich’ and ‘hard-up’ are contrastive terms
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