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
Effort meets order as the radiant Sun conjoins dutiful Saturn in your 6th House of Health, guiding consistent routines.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Mintzberg’s approach is consistent with Peter Drucker’s famous assertion that management is a liberal art.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
But that pattern of inequality was roughly consistent across space, unlike the sharp modern gaps between countries, and even kings and popes died of illnesses and suffered from toothaches like everyone else.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Another coach whose consistent potential and promise hasn’t necessarily translated to postseason results.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Mintzberg’s approach is consistent with Peter Drucker’s famous assertion that management is a liberal art.
—David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
But that pattern of inequality was roughly consistent across space, unlike the sharp modern gaps between countries, and even kings and popes died of illnesses and suffered from toothaches like everyone else.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Another coach whose consistent potential and promise hasn’t necessarily translated to postseason results.
—Justin Williams, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for consistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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Deep Isolation’s analysis confirmed that nuclear waste streams partitioned through the Argonne-baseline electrorefining process are compatible with deep borehole disposal.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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The lock is compatible with Alexa and Google Home for voice commands, too.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That is why Pärt’s music in English, with its many single-syllable words, consonant clusters and diphthongs, sounds one way.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Their two consonant names, Lizzy and Lydia, invite comparison and contrast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This history hardly adds up to a coherent political program.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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There are no coherent debates to be had about the absolute necessity to immunize children for both their individual benefit and the preservation of public health as a whole.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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