Incompatible means what?

Incompatible means what?

• A. Goes Well Together
• B. Does Not Go Well Together
• C. Are The Same
• D. Does Not Apply

Answer: (B)

Incompatible means two things do not go well together or cannot be used together. The best choice, therefore, is does not go well together, because it directly expresses that mismatch or conflict. For example, medicines that are incompatible with each other can cause harmful reactions, and two software programs may be incompatible and won’t work properly on the same system. The other options don’t fit: going well together describes harmony, being the same suggests exact sameness, and does not apply means irrelevance, none of which capture the idea of a mismatch or conflict.

Incompatible means two things do not go well together or cannot be used together. The best choice, therefore, is does not go well together, because it directly expresses that mismatch or conflict. For example, medicines that are incompatible with each other can cause harmful reactions, and two software programs may be incompatible and won’t work properly on the same system. The other options don’t fit: going well together describes harmony, being the same suggests exact sameness, and does not apply means irrelevance, none of which capture the idea of a mismatch or conflict.