inconsistent

Examples

• All

• The current findings are inconsistent with previous research on a downward trend in spirituality during college.

  Academic text (2011)

• Arrest data are known to have limitations, mostly related to inconsistent reporting within counties.

  Academic text (2011)

• If I stop working out, I would have inconsistent results, right?

  Ryan Pineda

• Her stories, they just seemed a bit inconsistent at times.

  Saltburn (2023)

• But such a course would be inconsistent with her ideas, social and political.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The possibility of that course of action was dismissed as being inconsistent with the current rules of international behavior.

  Academic text (1999)

• Here, in particular, proper handling of incomplete and inconsistent data is challenging.

  Academic text (2011)

• People who lie tend to be inconsistent when they're telling their lie.

  Stephan Speaks

• Certain of these interpretations are inconsistent with one another and with the statute's text.

  Academic text (1990)

• It says, "complainant elected court action," but then no court documents exist, which seems inconsistent.

  She Said (2022)

Synonyms

E

erratic

vsinconsistent

94 6.1

Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly

is broader, also covering lack of agreement between things or ideas

C

contradictory

vsinconsistent

72 6.1

Showing ideas or statements that do not agree and cannot both be true

is wider, including mismatch in behaviour or changing patterns not only opposition

I

incompatible

vsinconsistent

41 6.2

Not able to work or be used together without causing a problem

is looser, covering both functional mismatch and simple irregular changes

D

discordant

vsinconsistent

9 7.4

Not fitting together and often clashing in sound or opinion

is used wider, covering mismatch in behaviour or logical coherence

C

conflicting

vsinconsistent

7 4.2

Having ideas, facts, or feelings that do not agree with each other

is broader, covering single irregular changes and mismatched ideas

S

self-contradictory

vsinconsistent

3 7.0

An idea that does not agree with another idea

is broader and may mean lack of steadiness rather than internal logical clash

A

at variance

vsinconsistent

• Formal

2 7.7

Not in agreement with other people, facts, or ideas

is more inclusive, also covering irregular timing or lack of regularity

I

inconstant

vsinconsistent

2 7.5

Changing often and not staying the same

is more general, also including disagreement or illogical relations

I

incongruent

vsinconsistent

1 7.9

Not matching what it should be in shape or meaning

is wider, applying also to changing or illogical situations

D

dissonant

vsinconsistent

1 7.1

Colors, opinions, or sounds that do not match and seem to clash

is more general, applying to irregularity beyond sensory or opinion clash

U

unreconciled

vsinconsistent

1 7.2

People or things that do not agree with each other

is about any lack of sameness or logic rather than only disagreement

D

discrepant

vsinconsistent

1 8.2

Does not match other facts or evidence

is broader, not only differing in facts but also in steadiness

I

inharmonious

vsinconsistent

1 8.3

Things that do not look or sound pleasant together

is used more generally, also meaning irregular or not steady over time

O

out of keeping

vsinconsistent

1 7.5

Not matching the style or mood of a situation

is broader, applying to general lack of regularity or agreement

N

nonuniform

vsinconsistent

1 5.8

Not the same in all parts or places

is broader, covering both mismatch in parts and change over time

I

inconsonant

vsinconsistent

9.8

Not in agreement with something else

is broader, also covering irregularity and not staying the same

D

disharmonic

vsinconsistent

8.2

Not matching other things in look, feeling, or ideas

is more general, covering both lack of agreement and irregularity

U

unharmonious

vsinconsistent

7.3

Not pleasing together in sound, color or feeling

is broader, covering both lack of agreement and changing behaviour

C

conflictive

vsinconsistent

7.4

Showing that facts or statements do not match

is more general, also applying to lack of steadiness or regularity

U

unconformable

vsinconsistent

9.9

Not following usual rules or ways

is wider, also covering irregular timing and unreliable actions

Antonyms

C

consistent

305 3.3

Agreeing with something else and not contradicting it

How Inconsistent

chaotic

116 4.7

erratic

94 6.1

inconsistent

96 4.7

uneven

42 2.3

irregular

14 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology