inconsistent

in·con·sis·tent

adjective \-tənt\

Definition of INCONSISTENT

: lacking consistency: as

a : not compatible with another fact or claim <inconsistent statements>

b : containing incompatible elements <an inconsistent argument>

c : incoherent or illogical in thought or actions : changeable

d : not satisfiable by the same set of values for the unknowns <inconsistent equations> <inconsistent inequalities>

— in·con·sis·tent·ly adverb

Examples of INCONSISTENT

1. Customers have been complaining about the inconsistent service they have received.
2. The pain has been inconsistent.
3. Her grades have been inconsistent this school year.
4. Their descriptions of the accident were inconsistent.
5. The results of the two experiments were inconsistent.
6. The decision was inconsistent with the company's policy.

First Known Use of INCONSISTENT

1620

Related to INCONSISTENT

Synonyms

clashing, conflicting, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsonant, inharmonious, mutually exclusive, repugnant, at odds, at variance

Antonyms

accordant, agreeing, compatible, concordant, conformable (to), congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correspondent (with or to), harmonious, nonconflicting

Related Words

irreconcilable; antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), opposing, opposite

Near Antonyms

akin, like, similar

Rhymes with INCONSISTENT

coexistent, equidistant, inexistent, nonexistent, nonpersistent, nonresistant, preexistent, self-consistent, self-subsistent