incommensurable

Example:The incommensurable differences in their political beliefs made it almost impossible to reach a compromise.

Definition:differences that cannot be measured or compared against each other, often due to fundamental differences in scale, magnitude or quality.

Example:Their incommensurable values led them to reach opposing conclusions about the same issue.

Definition:values that cannot be measured or compared in the same numerical or qualitative terms, each representing a unique or subjective quality.

Example:Their incommensurable ideals of what a family should look like prevented them from working together on a new project.

Definition:ideals that cannot be measured or compared against each other since they are fundamentally different and cannot be placed on the same scale.