CONSISTENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does consistent mean?
• CONSISTENT (adjective)
The adjective CONSISTENT has 4 senses:
1. (sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
2. capable of being reproduced
3. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
4. the same throughout in structure or composition
Familiarity information: CONSISTENT used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CONSISTENT (adjective)
Meaning:
(sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable
Context examples:
testimony consistent with the known facts / I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war
Similar:
unchanging (conforming to the same principles or course of action over time)
self-consistent (not self-contradictory)
reconciled (made compatible or consistent)
pursuant ((followed by 'to') in conformance to or agreement with)
accordant; agreeable; concordant; conformable; consonant (in keeping)
Also:
invariable (not liable to or capable of change)
Antonym:
inconsistent (displaying a lack of consistency)
Meaning:
Capable of being reproduced
Synonyms:
reproducible; consistent
Context example:
astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained
Similar:
duplicable; duplicatable (capable of being duplicated)
Meaning:
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
Synonyms:
coherent; consistent; logical; ordered; orderly
Context example:
a coherent argument
Similar:
seamless (perfectly consistent and coherent)
Also:
logical (capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning)
rational (consistent with or based on or using reason)
Meaning:
The same throughout in structure or composition
Synonyms:
uniform; consistent
Context example:
bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product
Similar:
homogeneous; homogenous (all of the same or similar kind or nature)
