Synonyms for inconsistent
ˌɪn kənˈsɪs təntin·con·sis·tent

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1. inconsistent

   Two or more things that do not fit well together, or are not adapted to each other, are said to be incongruous; a thing is said to be incongruous that is not adapted to the time, place, or occasion; the term is also applied to a thing made up of ill-assorted parts or inharmonious elements. Discordant is applied to all things that jar in association like musical notes that are not in accord; inharmonious has the same original sense, but is a milder term. Incompatible primarily signifies unable to sympathize or feel alike; inconsistent means unable to stand together. Things are incompatible which can not exist together in harmonious relations, and whose action when associated tends to ultimate extinction of one by the other. Inconsistent applies to things that can not be made to agree in thought with each other, or with some standard of truth or right; slavery and freedom are inconsistent with each other in theory, and incompatible in fact. Incongruous applies to relations, unsuitable to purpose or use; two colors are incongruous which can not be agreeably associated; either may be unsuitable for a person, a room, or an occasion. Incommensurable is a mathematical term, applying to two or more quantities that have no common measure or aliquot part.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, discordant, discrepant, ill-matched, inapposite, inappropriate, incommensurable, incompatible, incongruous, inharmonious, irreconcilable, mismatched, mismated, repugnant, unsuitable

   Antonyms:
   accordant, agreeing, compatible, consistent, harmonious, suitable

   Preposition:
   The illustrations were incongruous with the theme.

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1. inconsistentadjective

   displaying a lack of consistency

   "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"

   Synonyms:
   discrepant

   Antonyms:
   unchanging, self-consistent, conformable, congruent, reconcilable, consistent, agreeable, consonant, pursuant(p), concordant, reconciled, congruous, accordant

2. inconsistentadjective

   not capable of being made consistent or harmonious

   "inconsistent accounts"

   Synonyms:
   discrepant

   Antonyms:
   self-consistent, agreeable, congruent, consonant, accordant, unchanging, pursuant(p), reconciled, congruous, consistent, reconcilable, concordant, conformable

3. discrepant, inconsistentadjective

   not in agreement

   Synonyms:
   at variance(p), incompatible, discrepant, dissonant

   Antonyms:
   reconciled, conformable, agreeable, consonant, consistent, unchanging, self-consistent, congruent, reconcilable, pursuant(p), accordant, concordant, congruous

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1. inconsistentadjective

   Synonyms:
   incongruous, incompatible, unsuitable, incoherent, irreconcilable, discrepant

2. inconsistentadjective

   Synonyms:
   contrary, contradictory

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1. inconsistentadjective

   Synonyms:
   disagreeing, incoherent, contradictory, discrepant, incompatible

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1. List of paraphrases for "inconsistent":

   incompatible, incoherent, contradictory, nonuniform, contrary, non-uniform, incongruous, illogical, inconsistency, conflicting, uneven, irreconcilable, irregular, inconsequential, incompatibility, unsupported, inhomogeneous, consistent, disjointed

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1. Tom Mason:

   What this court is saying is,' I'm going to think about it, and what I'm going to think about is whether I issue an order to show cause, whether this thing should be referred to a committee for investigation,' so that's a number of steps between, from that statement to any determination that any of the lawyers have acted in any way inconsistent with their professional obligations.

2. Roger Stone:

   Our texts are the late night bickering of two grumpy political veterans, who have known each other for years. They are friendly as well as nasty, ribald, vicious, inconsistent humorous and vile.

3. Darren Woods:

   We condemn the statements and are deeply apologetic for them, including comments regarding interactions with elected officials, they are entirely inconsistent with the way we expect our people to conduct themselves. We were shocked by these interviews and stand by our commitments to working on finding solutions to climate change.

4. Zach Johnson:

   I thought I had a good routine, I thought it was consistent, I thought it was repeatable, but it was anything but that, it was extremely inconsistent, it was not thought out, it did not allow me to play at my best nor did it give me confidence and consistency shot-to-shot.

5. Angus King:

   I don't know where Secretary Kerry was getting his information. It's inconsistent with what I am hearing, i can't imagine he would try to make that claim given the totality of the news we're seeing.