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inconsistent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of inconsistent

1 not being in agreement or harmony

  • inconsistent theories make it difficult to settle on one explanation
Synonyms of inconsistent

clashing, conflicting, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsonant, inharmonious, mutually exclusive, repugnant
Words Related to inconsistent

irreconcilable

antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric (or diametrical), opposing, opposite
Phrases Synonymous with inconsistent

at odds, at variance
Near Antonyms of inconsistent

akin, like, similar
Antonyms of inconsistent

accordant, agreeing, compatible, concordant, conformable (to), congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correspondent (with or to), harmonious, nonconflicting

2 likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly

  • an inconsistent breeze was our only relief from the heat
Synonyms of inconsistent

capricious, changeable, changeful, fickle, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, skittish, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile
Words Related to inconsistent

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, irregular, random, scattered, slapdash, stray

ambivalent, hesitating, shaky, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillating, wavering

dicey, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy

adaptable, mobile, protean, versatile
Phrases Synonymous with inconsistent

up in the air
Near Antonyms of inconsistent

equable, even, uniform

abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent

dependable, reliable, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty
Antonyms of inconsistent

certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, predictable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying

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