Compatible, a.
Etymology: [F., fr. LL.compatibilis, fr. L. compati. See Compassion.]
Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with. Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by nature the most compatible. Broome.
Syn. -- Consistent; suitable; agreeable; accordant.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists compatible only as an antonym, under incongruous.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given