INCONSISTENCY Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

inconsistency

noun

Definition of inconsistency

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 Two forensic accountants in Israel separately reviewed the records and concluded, despite those inconsistencies, the filings analyzed by CNN are Phoenix’s holdings. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Capable of flashes of brilliance, but with maddening periods of inconsistency. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 In those interviews, there were clear inconsistencies between Randolph’s descriptions of what happened that night, and the physical evidence police gathered. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 Scott treats the tale of Gayle and Miss X as a rich and layered text, in which the inconsistencies are not lies to be triumphantly exposed but symbols to be recursively interpreted. — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inconsistency

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Noun

Another factor is the effect of radiation on the chips powering the data centers which can cause errors.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
That's out of nearly 190,000 reports made about the drug over that period, most of which included minor gastrointestinal issues, dosing errors or injection site redness.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of error

Noun

Still, when an account suddenly asks you to spend money or connect something valuable, a few extra checks can save you from a painful mistake.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
And on Sunday — despite driving with an impressive desperation (that included a heated Stage 2 exchange with his crew chief over the radio) — a few mistakes followed him.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mistake

Noun

An agent could resolve a small discrepancy when the policy is clear, the transaction is reversible and the customer relationship is not at risk.

— Jason Wojahn, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
First revealed by the Financial Times, the discrepancy spooked investors, who flocked to sell AI stocks from Nvidia to Oracle to CoreWeave.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of discrepancy

Noun

The only difference between us sitting here and someone on death row is our circumstances.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Having produced one such number per participant, the standard approach then pools all of them into a group average, on the assumption that individual differences are noise that will be canceled out.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of difference

Noun

But the disparity also illustrates why neither ESPN nor the NFL should be particularly concerned about Monday's unusually poor number.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
In the central bank's Survey of Consumer Finances, researchers found that while wealth disparities narrowed somewhat, the ability to meet debt payments deteriorated significantly.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disparity

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