adjective
- not able to exist or work together without problems; incompatible
Usage: technical; less common than ‘incompatible’
Examples
- The two software programs are noncompatible and cannot run simultaneously.
- Their noncompatible personalities made working together difficult.
- The new hardware is noncompatible with older operating systems.
- The chemicals are noncompatible and should never be mixed.
- His noncompatible beliefs created tension within the group.
- The noncompatible file formats prevented data transfer.