Incompatible vs Inappropriate - What's the difference?
incompatible | inappropriate |
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.
(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.
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.
As adjectives the difference between incompatible and inappropriate
is that incompatible is of two things: that cannot coexist; not congruous because of differences; irreconcilable; disagreeing while inappropriate is not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.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.incompatible
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* compatibleDerived terms
* incompatibly * incompatibilitySee also
* incombinable * uncombinable * ununifiable * antagonistic * antipodal * contrastiveNoun
(en noun)- the incompatibles of iron
inappropriate
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Adjective
(en adjective)- It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
- "While PDA or sexual irresponsibility may be considered unsuitable, it is not inappropriate for teenagers in a relationship and nearly of legal age to talk alone."