INCONSEQUENT Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

inconsequent

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkän(t)-sə-ˌkwent

Definition of inconsequent

as in unreasonable

not using or following good reasoning presents an inconsequent argument for a major reversal in the nation's policy on narcotics

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In a poll on the post, 95% voted that this parent is NOT being unreasonable.

— Melissa Willets, Parents, 12 July 2026
Those arguments largely resonated with judge Stephen Lau, who said that six or seven days’ notice to move all of Williams’ belongings was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment, which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of unreasonable

Adjective

But in each event—in the living act, the undoubted deed—there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026
Roosevelt surely understood that nameless, unreasoning, unjustified fear cannot be eradicated.

— New York Times, New York Times, 9 June 2026

Definition of unreasoning

Adjective

Their ideas about it were often steeped in stereotypes suggesting that Buddhists were irrational and childish in their thinking.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
Scammers often use isolation tactics in phone calls to panic the listener and rush them into making irrational choices that often have financial costs.

— Ella Moore July 2, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of irrational

Adjective

That difference suggests that the government sees this extension of patent rights as an illegitimate way for a company to exclude other companies from competing.

— Julie Dawson, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
Some fraudsters run an illegitimate DME company and get a doctor to prescribe the equipment.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Definition of illegitimate

Adjective

The information on garment labels is often inaccurate or misleading, according to new research by the European Commission.

— Tamsin Blanchard, Vogue, 16 July 2026
The standout interlude is the soldiers’ visit to the island domain of Circe, a treacherous witch played with deceptive calm and a misleading air of distraction by a bone-chilling Samantha Morton.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of misleading

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