incompatible

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French incompatible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪŋkəmˈpætɪbəl/, /ˌɪnkəmˈpætɪbəl/ Hyphenation: in‧com‧pat‧i‧ble === Adjective === incompatible (comparative more incompatible, superlative most incompatible) Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; unable to function together due to dissimilarities. Synonyms: irreconcilable, abhorrent (chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines. ==== Antonyms ==== compatible ==== Hyponyms ==== backward-incompatible ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === incompatible (plural incompatibles) (medicine, chemistry, chiefly in the plural) An incompatible substance; one of a group of things that cannot be placed or used together because of a change of chemical composition or opposing medicinal qualities. the incompatibles of iron (philosophy) A consequent of a contrary. == Catalan == === Etymology === From in- +‎ compatible. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [iŋ.kum.pəˈtib.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [iŋ.kom.pəˈtib.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [iŋ.kom.paˈti.ble] === Adjective === incompatible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompatibles) incompatible Antonym: compatible ==== Derived terms ==== incompatibilitat incompatiblement ==== Further reading ==== “incompatible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Adjective === incompatible (plural incompatibles) incompatible Antonym: compatible ==== Derived terms ==== incompatibilité incompatiblement === Further reading === “incompatible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === incompatíbel === Adjective === incompatible m or f (plural incompatibles) incompatible Antonyms: compatible, compatíbel ==== Related terms ==== incompatibilidade ==== Further reading ==== “incompatible”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Occitan == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === incompatible m (feminine singular incompatibla, masculine plural incompatibles, feminine plural incompatiblas) incompatible Antonym: compatible ==== Derived terms ==== incompatibilitat === Further reading === Joan de Cantalausa (2006), Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎[2], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 560 Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎[3], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2025, page 338 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inkompaˈtible/ [ĩŋ.kõm.paˈt̪i.β̞le] Rhymes: -ible Syllabification: in‧com‧pa‧ti‧ble === Adjective === incompatible m or f (masculine and feminine plural incompatibles) incompatible Synonym: malavenido Antonym: compatible ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “incompatible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025