incompatible

Examples

• All

• The Care Council for Wales' conduct committee found Nicola Kendrick's actions were "fundamentally incompatible with being a social care worker" and constituted serious misconduct.

  Academic text (2011)

• They realized that their lifestyles were incompatible, making it difficult to maintain a friendship.

• My wife and I are incompatible.

  Edmond (2005)

• I realized you and I were completely incompatible and not suited to each other at all.

  Fiction book (1996)

• They just made bad decisions and picked incompatible mates.

  He Knows You're Alone (1980)

• But a vegan diet, well, to put it bluntly, is incompatible with human survival.

• Sexually, we're completely incompatible.

  This Is 40 (2012)

• The busy restaurant's atmosphere felt incompatible with a quiet dinner conversation.

• Her loud music was incompatible with my need for silence while studying.

Synonyms

I

intolerable

vsincompatible

42 4.9

So unpleasant or painful that you cannot bear it

refers to being unpleasant to you or not fitting your needs, but less severe

O

objectionable

vsincompatible

31 6.7

Causing people to feel offended or want to protest

focuses on personal dislike or lack of suitability rather than causing public offense

U

undesirable

vsincompatible

31 4.6

Not wanted because it is unpleasant, harmful, or causes problems

is mainly about being unpleasant to you or not suiting your needs

I

insufferable

vsincompatible

26 7.5

So unpleasant you cannot stand it

indicates being unpleasant to you or not meeting your needs but less extreme

U

unsuitable

vsincompatible

20 2.6

Not right for a person, place, or purpose

focuses more on personal dislike and unmet needs than formal inappropriateness

I

incongruous

vsincompatible

14 7.4

Not fitting with the things around it and looking strange

is about not suiting your tastes or needs rather than only being out of place

I

irreconcilable

vsincompatible

11 7.7

So different that people cannot agree

is about personal unpleasantness or not fitting your tastes rather than irreparable difference

U

unpalatable

vsincompatible

9 7.4

Tastes bad or is hard to accept

is about not suiting your personal tastes or needs rather than literal taste

D

discordant

vsincompatible

9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

is used for what displeases you or does not fit your needs rather than clashing

D

disagreeable

vsincompatible

6 3.9

Unpleasant to do or feel and causing annoyance

is about not suiting your personal tastes or needs

U

unsuited

vsincompatible

5 4.3

Not able to go well together

is about being unpleasant for you or not meeting your needs rather than poor combination

U

unappetizing

vsincompatible

4 4.8

Not looking, smelling, or tasting good so you do not want to eat it

is about not suiting your tastes or needs more generally rather than only food appeal

U

unendurable

vsincompatible

3 8.0

Too unpleasant or painful to bear

is used for things that displease you or do not suit you, not extreme intolerance

U

unsavory

vsincompatible

• US

1 6.5

Something that smells or tastes bad

is about not suiting your personal tastes or needs rather than literal bad smell

U

unsympathetic

vsincompatible

1 5.1

Not a good fit for a person's tastes or skills

is used for what is unpleasant or disagreeable specifically to you

U

uncongenial

vsincompatible

1 8.0

Not pleasant for a person, place, or situation

emphasizes being unpleasant to you or mismatched with your tastes

U

unpleasing

vsincompatible

1 4.8

Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light

is about not suiting your tastes or needs rather than only senses

U

undelicious

vsincompatible

1 5.5

Not pleasant to taste, smell, or touch

refers more widely to personal dislike or unsuitability than only bad taste

U

unbefitting

vsincompatible

• Formal

7.2

Not suitable for a person or situation

emphasizes being unpleasant to your tastes or needs rather than mere inappropriateness

D

disharmonic

vsincompatible

8.2

Not matching other things in look, feeling, or ideas

is about not suiting your personal tastes or needs rather than general disharmony

I

inconsonant

vsincompatible

9.8

Not in agreement with something else

focuses on personal unpleasantness or not matching your tastes or needs

U

unconformable

vsincompatible

9.9

Not following usual rules or ways

focuses on personal unsuitability to tastes or needs rather than general nonconformity

U

unreconcilable

vsincompatible

7.7

Impossible to make two people or ideas agree

applies to what displeases you or does not suit you, not absolute impossibility

C

clashy

vsincompatible

8.4

Having a harsh, unpleasant mix of colors, sounds, or styles

is about personal unpleasantness or not matching your needs rather than merely mismatching

U

unsufferable

vsincompatible

8.4

So bad or strong that you cannot stand it

describes being unpleasant to you or not fitting your needs without extreme intensity

Antonyms

S

suitable

172 1.8

Right for a certain purpose, person, or situation

How Suitable

ideal

203 4.2

suitable

172 1.8

acceptable

477 2.5

incompatible

3 5.1

unsuitable

20 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology