Incompatible is a related term of estranged.
As adjectives the difference between incompatible and estranged
is that
incompatible is of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing while
estranged is having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
As a noun incompatible
is (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.
As a verb estranged is
(
estrange).
incompatible English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing.
(chemistry) Incapable of being together without mutual reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.
Antonyms
* compatible
Derived terms
* incompatibly
* incompatibility
See also
* incombinable
* uncombinable
* ununifiable
* antagonistic
* antipodal
* contrastive
Noun
( en noun)
(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
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estranged English
Verb
( head)
(estrange)
- She estranged her husband by not talking to him for over a year.
Adjective
( en adjective)
Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.
Usage notes
A relatively formal term, the more colloquial alternative is “to not talk”, as in “I don’t talk to my mother”. A semi-formal alternative is not on speaking terms.
Synonyms
* alienated
Coordinate terms
* separated
Related terms
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