Synonyms of inconsistency

inconsistency

noun

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.

Related Words

• error
• mistake
• discrepancy
• difference
• disparity
• inconsistence
• exception
• anomaly
• aberration
• abnormality
• contradiction
• phenomenon
• singularity
• peculiarity
• accident
• rarity
• variation
• quirk
• distortion
• oddity
• paradox
• vagary
• mutation
• curiosity
• bizarrerie
• oddment
• kink

Dissimilar Words

• uniformity
• regularity
• consistency
• correspondence
• consistence
• congruity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inconsistency

The painting is filled with inconsistencies and bizarre compensatory moves. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Celia notices her sister’s philosophical inconsistencies and asks if Dorothea will wear the jewelry around other people. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026

Sprague also argued that Clancy fabricated hearing an auditory hallucination, emphasizing inconsistencies in the story and that Clancy has not heard a voice since. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Within that, the specific element of the tracking data which makes batting so tough is the inconsistency of bounce, with a large number of deliveries either spitting (bouncing excessively) or scooting (bouncing far less than anticipated). — Ben Jones aug. 26, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026