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adj. beyond compare, unequalled, matchless, peerless,<br />

inimitable, unparalleled, unrivalled, nonpareil, transcendent,<br />

surpassing, supreme, superior, superlative, unsurpassed,<br />

unsurpassable: Her performance as Lady Macbeth was<br />

incomparable.<br />

incompatible<br />

adj. mismatched, unsuited, discordant, clashing, jarring,<br />

inconsistent, contradictory, conflicting, uncongenial,<br />

irreconcilable, incongruous; antithetic, opposed, opposite,<br />

contrary, antipathetic, antagonistic, hostile: The colours in<br />

the carpet are incompatible with those in the curtains. My<br />

sister and I are totally incompatible and can never meet without<br />

arguing.<br />

incompetence<br />

n. inability, incapacity, inadequacy, insufficiency,<br />

deficiency, ineptitude, inefficiency, uselessness, faultiness:<br />

The students' failure to perform well is often attributable to<br />

the incompetence of their teachers.<br />

incompetent<br />

adj. unqualified, unfit, unable, incapable, unskilled,<br />

unskilful, inept, maladroit, inexpert, awkward, floundering,<br />

clumsy, bungling, gauche, useless, inadequate, insufficient,<br />

ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient: Incompetent managers<br />

need competent secretaries in order to survive.<br />

incomplete<br />

adj. unfinished, undone, imperfect, undeveloped, deficient,<br />

defective, unaccomplished, partial, sketchy, crude, rough,<br />

fragmentary, fragmented, piecemeal: An incomplete manuscript of<br />

a new novel was found in his desk.<br />

incomprehensible<br />

adj. unintelligible, unfathomable, impenetrable, deep,<br />

abstruse, arcane, recondite, indecipherable, undecipherable,<br />

inscrutable, cryptic, obscure, opaque, dark, occult, perplexing,<br />

mysterious, mystifying, enigmatic, puzzling, over (someone's)<br />

head, baffling, unimaginable, inconceivable: They spoke in<br />

Swahili, an incomprehensible language to me.<br />

inconceivable

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