inconsistently
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4.1
- adverb
- /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəntli/
:
inconsistentemente
- Mental health services are often provided inconsistently, which can lead to unequal outcomes for students.
- inconsistently applied
- inconsistently used
- inconsistently performed
Another cause for getting the exercise inconsistently.
- Another cause for getting the exercise inconsistently.
- They went from a little bit inconsistently to a Daily Show on Facebook to stay top of mind.
Examples
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Indeed, informal interviews with school staff suggested that the reports were used minimally and inconsistently across teachers and school buildings.
Academic text (2015) -
One assessment of five large pharmaceutical companies showed that their corporate social responsibility approaches were inconsistently applied.
Academic text (2016) -
School mental health services offer the promise of support, yet this promise is inconsistently realized.
Academic text (2011) -
Additional photographic views were inconsistently captured for patients and, therefore, not incorporated into the analysis.
Academic text (2015) -
When people are treated inconsistently, their response is likely to be inconsistent too.
Academic text (2012) -
Although these practices were then adopted by many U.S. units throughout Iraq, they were applied inconsistently.
Academic text (2006) -
However, to date, state programs have been inconsistently and incompletely integrated into regional and national networks.
Academic text (2012) -
Lawmakers have had to play catch-up, and they have done so inconsistently and with mixed success.
Academic text (2018) -
Often, government officials, attorneys, and judges interpret local legislation inconsistently and in conflict with each other.
Academic text (2016) -
For the remaining Grade 4 textbook, prerequisite skills were inconsistently addressed across the topics.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
27
5.5
In a way that has no clear reason or plan
13
6.4
In a way that is not regular or easy to predict
8
3.5
In a way that makes some parts different from others
4
4.2
Happens at different times and not in a steady way
1
4.4
In a way you cannot trust to be correct or the same each time
In a way that is not the same in all parts
In a way that is not the same in all parts
In a way that shows things do not agree
In a way that does not fit or match something else
Antonyms
How Consistent
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2.8
386
1.0
13
6.5
3
4.1
13
6.4
126
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
inconsistently = inconsistent (transparent) = in + consistent + ly
The adverb is formed in the regular way from the adjective 'inconsistent' by adding '-ly'.
Etymology
The word inconsistently is made of in- 'not', consistent (meaning 'steady' or 'always the same'), and -ly 'in a way'. So, inconsistently means doing something 'not in the same way all the time'.