incompatibility

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/ˌɪnkəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪti/

noun

The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilability.

Similar
mutual exclusivenessinconsistencyrepugnance
Opposite
compatibility
OriginEnglish incompatible ← French incompatible →
Less commonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounincompatibility (countable and uncountable, plural incompatibilities)

plural incompatibilities

  1. countableuncountableThe quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilability.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
compatibility

nounthe relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

Similar
mutual exclusivenessinconsistencyrepugnance
Broader
contradictoriness

nounthe quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination

Opposite
compatibility
Broader
characteristic
Also see
discrepancyincompatiblenessinconsistencyirreconcilablenessrepugnance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchincompatible
  2. Englishincompatible
  3. Englishincompatibility

From incompatible + -ity.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian несъвместимост
  • несъвместимост (nesăvmestimost)the quality or state of being incompatible
Catalan incompatibilitat
  • incompatibilitatthe quality or state of being incompatible
Chinese Mandarin 不相容
  • 不相容 (bùxiāngróng)the quality or state of being incompatible
Dutch incompatibiliteit, onverenigbaarheid
  • incompatibiliteitthe quality or state of being incompatible
  • onverenigbaarheidthe quality or state of being incompatible
  • strijdigheidthe quality or state of being incompatible
Esperanto malakordo
  • malakordothe quality or state of being incompatible
Finnish yhteensopimattomuus
  • yhteensopimattomuusthe quality or state of being incompatible
French incompatibilité
  • incompatibilitéthe quality or state of being incompatible
German Unvereinberkeit, Inkompatibilität
  • Unvereinberkeitthe quality or state of being incompatible
  • Inkompatibilitätthe quality or state of being incompatible
Greek ασυμβατότητα
  • ασυμβατότητα (asymvatótita)the quality or state of being incompatible
Hindi असंगति
  • असंगति (asaṅgti)the quality or state of being incompatible
Indonesian inkompatibilitas
  • inkompatibilitasthe quality or state of being incompatible
Irish neamhréiteacht, neamh-chomhoiriúnacht
  • neamhréiteachtthe quality or state of being incompatible
  • neamh-chomhoiriúnachtthe quality or state of being incompatible
  • neamhfhreagrachtthe quality or state of being incompatible
Italian incompatibilità
  • incompatibilitàthe quality or state of being incompatible
Japanese 不相容, 対立
  • 不相容 (fusōyō)the quality or state of being incompatible
  • 対立 (tairitsu)the quality or state of being incompatible
  • 矛盾 (mujun)the quality or state of being incompatible
Polish niezgodność
  • niezgodnośćthe quality or state of being incompatible
Portuguese incompatibilidade
  • incompatibilidadethe quality or state of being incompatible
Romanian incompatibilitate
  • incompatibilitatethe quality or state of being incompatible
Russian несовмести́мость
  • несовмести́мость (nesovmestímostʹ)the quality or state of being incompatible
Spanish incompatibilidad
  • incompatibilidadthe quality or state of being incompatible
Cite this entry
APA

incompatibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incompatibility

MLA

“incompatibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incompatibility. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incompatibility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incompatibility.

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