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incompatible

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Unable to exist, work, or be true together without conflict.

The two instructions were incompatible because one required the door to remain open and the other required it to stay locked.
Dictionary practice example.
Two proposed page requirements were incompatible: one demanded a single small sheet, while the other required every label to remain larger than that sheet could accommodate.
From Checking the Route Guide.
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