COMPATIBLE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

compatible

adjective

kəm-ˈpa-tə-bəl

Definition of compatible

as in unanimous

having or marked by agreement in feeling or action didn't think that they'd be compatible as roommates

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as in consistent

not having or showing any apparent conflict a theory that is compatible with what we already know about early man

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Recent Examples of compatible Because the phone is carrier-unlocked, it can be activated with compatible providers. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026 Verizon specifically provides a Satellite SOS demo for compatible Android phones. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 So, the researchers had two different populations of transfer RNAs, each compatible with a different population of ribosomes. — ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Crucially, the proprietary magnetic connector is unchanged, so all existing lighting arms remain compatible with the new hub. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for compatible

Recent Examples of Synonyms for compatible

Adjective

Although the Federal Open Market Committee voted to hold its benchmark for interest rates steady at its last meeting, the decision wasn’t unanimous.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
The council approved the donation in a unanimous vote Tuesday evening.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unanimous

Adjective

Chains rely on their ability to offer a consistent supply on a huge scale, said Stephen Zagor, a restaurant consultant and adjunct associate professor at Columbia Business School.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Yet cargo freight has been hard to electrify because long-haul trucks need hundreds of miles of range while carrying heavy loads, and charging infrastructure has not been consistent.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of consistent

Adjective

The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Definition of consonant

Adjective

More on Kingdom Kitchen & Grocery At first, Lee imagined a cooperative grocery store that would bring organic, fresh food to underserved neighborhoods.

— April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The driver, identified as 49-year-old Tarequl Ambia of Manchester, stopped after the crash and was cooperative, according to police.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026