compatible
/kəm'pætəbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Capable of existing or working together without conflict or problems: Describes things, people, or ideas that can combine or function in harmony.
- Capable of being mixed without separating or undergoing a chemical change: Used in chemistry and physics to describe substances.
- Designed to work with another device or system without special adaptation: Used in technology to describe hardware or software.
Usage and Examples
- General Harmony:
- The new software is compatible with older operating systems.
- They are a very compatible couple and rarely argue.
- Scientific/Technical Context:
- These two chemicals are not compatible and may react dangerously if mixed.
- Ensure the memory card is compatible with your camera model.
- Ideological or Conceptual Agreement:
- His actions were compatible with his stated beliefs.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "to be compatible with": This is the standard prepositional phrase used with the adjective.
- Is this printer compatible with my laptop?
- "mutually compatible": Emphasizes that two or more things are compatible with each other.
- Their career goals are mutually compatible.
- "backward compatible": A technical term describing a new version of a product that can work with older versions or accessories.
- The new gaming console is backward compatible with games from the previous generation.
Variants and Related Words
- Compatibility (n): The state of being compatible.
- They tested the compatibility of the new network drivers.
- Compatibly (adv): In a compatible manner.
- The systems worked compatibly from the first day.
- Incompatible (adj): The direct antonym, meaning not compatible.
- Their schedules were incompatible.
Synonyms
- Harmonious: Free from disagreement or conflict.
- Consistent: In agreement; not self-contradictory.
- Congruent: In agreement or harmony.
- Well-suited: Appropriate for each other.
Antonyms
- Incompatible
- Conflicting
- Incongruous
- Unsuited
Related Phrases and Idioms
- (To be) like oil and water: An idiom describing two things or people that are completely incompatible.
- The two managers are like oil and water; they can never agree.
- A square peg in a round hole: An idiom for a person or thing that is incompatible with a given situation.
- He felt like a square peg in a round hole in the corporate environment.
Adjective
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capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
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capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
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able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination
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a compatible married couple
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her deeds were compatible with her ideology
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