as in error
something that is not in agreement with other information
The job application was full of inconsistencies; even the applicant's name was spelled three different ways.
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Recent Examples of inconsistency
The inconsistency between what businesses need and what banks offer is becoming more glaring.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Steele and Smith will lead an offensive line that hopes to have a bounce-back season after being plagued by injuries and inconsistency last year.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
But that wasn’t much consolation, as the 4-0 loss to Max Fried and the Yankees at Steinbrenner Field not only capped a disappointing homestand but further highlighted the inconsistencies and inefficiencies with the Rays offense.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
Johnson explained the inconsistency by saying that some of the deals were joint ventures with assets on other companies’ books.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Steele and Smith will lead an offensive line that hopes to have a bounce-back season after being plagued by injuries and inconsistency last year.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
But that wasn’t much consolation, as the 4-0 loss to Max Fried and the Yankees at Steinbrenner Field not only capped a disappointing homestand but further highlighted the inconsistencies and inefficiencies with the Rays offense.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2025
Johnson explained the inconsistency by saying that some of the deals were joint ventures with assets on other companies’ books.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistency
Noun
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Last month, the Campaign Finance Board denied Cuomo’s request for nearly $3 million in public matching funds due to paperwork errors.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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The law only allows schools to recognize changes made to birth certificates that were made to correct a clerical error.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Treating it like a cause-and-effect explanation mistakes the scoreboard for the game.—
Alexander William Salter,
National Review,
9 May 2025
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Now in the context of the very obvious dropping of moral guardrails around international relations, other countries will be less bound by a sense of world order, emboldened by an arms race, and will start to take risks and make mistakes.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The direct sunlight can cause these materials to prematurely fade, causing a significant discrepancy between the parts of the room that are exposed to the direct sunlight and the parts that remain mostly in the shade.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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The reason for this discrepancy is unclear—but could point to issues with some of the assumptions presently made in stellar modeling.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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As long as the recipient is informed or entertained or both, what’s the difference how it was produced?—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
10 May 2025
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Fortunately, though, there's a big difference between these printers and the old faxes: Most thermal paper these days (and Polono's in particular) doesn't have the same unpleasant chemical smell that the old variety did.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 May 2025
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That snowpack ultimately flows to the Delta, and the regional disparity affects how much water the State Water Project will be able to deliver.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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There are vast disparities between party lines — a large majority of Democrats, 75 percent, think the president is serious about it, but just 49 percent of independents and 35 percent of Republicans take Trump’s threat seriously.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Inconsistency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistency. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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