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Synonyms for inconsistent
ˌɪn kənˈsɪs təntin·con·sis·tent
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, unsuitableAntonyms:
accordant, agreeing, compatible, consistent, harmonious, suitablePreposition:
The illustrations were incongruous with the theme.
Princeton's WordNet
inconsistentadjective
displaying a lack of consistency
"inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"
Synonyms:
discrepantAntonyms:
unchanging, self-consistent, conformable, congruent, reconcilable, consistent, agreeable, consonant, pursuant(p), concordant, reconciled, congruous, accordantinconsistentadjective
not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
"inconsistent accounts"
Synonyms:
discrepantAntonyms:
self-consistent, agreeable, congruent, consonant, accordant, unchanging, pursuant(p), reconciled, congruous, consistent, reconcilable, concordant, conformablediscrepant, inconsistentadjective
not in agreement
Synonyms:
at variance(p), incompatible, discrepant, dissonantAntonyms:
reconciled, conformable, agreeable, consonant, consistent, unchanging, self-consistent, congruent, reconcilable, pursuant(p), accordant, concordant, congruous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
inconsistentadjective
Synonyms:
incongruous, incompatible, unsuitable, incoherent, irreconcilable, discrepantinconsistentadjective
Synonyms:
contrary, contradictory
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
inconsistentadjective
Synonyms:
disagreeing, incoherent, contradictory, discrepant, incompatible
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#3367 | consistent | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7392 | inappropriate | |
#12012 | inconsistent | |
#13587 | irregular | |
#15258 | conflicting | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#17090 | incompatible | |
#18933 | unsupported | |
#21612 | uneven | |
#22335 | contradictory | |
#24702 | unsuitable | |
#25838 | inconsistency | |
#29606 | illogical | |
#34286 | incompatibility | |
#36081 | incoherent | |
#53849 | mismatched | |
#55326 | repugnant | |
#56811 | disjointed | |
#57684 | inconsequential | |
#58894 | inhomogeneous | |
#65631 | discordant | |
#67555 | irreconcilable | |
#69630 | incongruous | |
#87624 | dissonant | |
#88689 | nonuniform | |
#128716 | discrepant | |
#181473 | inapposite | |
#200201 | incommensurable | |
#294990 | inharmonious |
How to use inconsistent in a sentence?
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.
The main obstacles are somewhat obvious, challenging and underdeveloped supply chains, weak logistics networks, expensive and inconsistent power, potentially sensitive local partnerships, awkward or unhelpful regulatory environment.
The people of the States now confederated.....believed that to remain longer in the Union would subject them to continuance of a disparaging discrimination, submission to which would be inconsistent with their welfare, and intolerable to a proud people. They therefore determined to sever its bounds and established a new Confederacy for themselves.
We, as we took over the investigation, made it clear to them that they should not be investigating any of these matters. Secondly, we asked that the commanders reach out to current employees as well as former employees to encourage them to participate. So any efforts to intimidate witnesses or prevent them from doing it would be inconsistent with that.
This evidence, which is still being gathered by the State College Police, is appalling, offensive and inconsistent with our community’s values. This is not only completely unacceptable behavior, but also potentially criminal.
Translations for inconsistent
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- تتعار� Arabic
- inkonsistentGerman
- ασυνεπήςGreek
- inconsecuente, inconsistenteSpanish
- epäkonsistentti, inkonsistentti, epäjohdonmukainenFinnish
- incompatible, incohérentFrench
- mì-chòrdailScottish Gaelic
- következetlen, inkonzisztensHungarian
- לא עקביHebrew
- შეუთავსებელიGeorgian
- inconsequentDutch
- inconsistentePortuguese
- neconsistent, inconsistentRomanian
- рассогласованныйRussian
- tutarsızTurkish
- непослідовнийUkrainian
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