incompatible Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective not compatible
- incompatible personalities
- incompatible colors
adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect
antagonistic.
adjective not suitable to your tastes or needs
uncongenial.
- the uncongenial roommates were always fighting
- the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs
adjective incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
adjective satellite of words so related that one contrasts with the other
contrastive.
- `rich' and `hard-up' are contrastive terms
adjective satellite not easy to combine harmoniously
unsuited; mismated; ill-sorted.
adjective satellite not compatible with other facts
discrepant.
adjective satellite not in keeping with what is correct or proper
unfitting; out or keeping; inappropriate.
- completely inappropriate behavior
adjective satellite used especially of solids or solutions; incapable of blending into a stable homogeneous mixture

Pref. in- not + compatible: cf. F. incompatible.

Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires, ambition.
A strength and obduracy of character incompatible with his meek and innocent nature. Southey.
(Chem.) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines. Syn. -- Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar; irreconcilable; unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant; repugnant; contradictory. See Inconsistent.

(Med. & Chem.) An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles of iron.