Meaning & use
incompatible
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Not able to exist, work, or be used together because of basic differences.
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The new software update turned out to be incompatible with older printers.
Their personalities were simply incompatible, and the partnership fell apart within a year.
A note on using this word
Commonly followed by 'with' (incompatible with something); can describe anything from technology to personal relationships.
Words with a similar meaning
conflictingmismatched
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Words with an opposite meaning
compatiblematching
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