CONSISTENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

consistent

adjective

kən-ˈsi-stənt

Definition of consistent

as in compatible

not having or showing any apparent conflict the clothes you wear to work must be consistent with the company's dress code

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Recent Examples of consistent Chronic stress flattens that pattern, and consistent exercise helps restore it. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026 Together, the photos and travel records detail a consistent three-day-per-week in-office pattern while billing for five days. — Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 For readers whose main goal is weight loss or who have struggled to stay consistent, a morning block is one window worth considering. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Collins’s campaigns, prior and current, have been independent from outside influence and consistent. — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consistent

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The idea is to develop reusable software capabilities that can operate across compatible hardware platforms, reducing the need to build a separate solution for every new threat.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Walmart Tap to Pay is also compatible with digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay, The Observer confirmed with a store employee.

— Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of compatible

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The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Definition of consonant

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This is putting certain skills, such as the ability to follow a complex argument, weigh competing views, or develop a coherent point of view, at risk.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
The youth protests have also yet to coalesce into a coherent political alternative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of coherent

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