INCONSISTENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does inconsistent mean?
• INCONSISTENT (adjective)
The adjective INCONSISTENT has 3 senses:
1. displaying a lack of consistency
2. not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
3. not in agreement
Familiarity information: INCONSISTENT used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• INCONSISTENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Displaying a lack of consistency
Context examples:
inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time / inconsistent with the roadmap
Similar:
at odds; conflicting; contradictory; self-contradictory (in disagreement)
discrepant; incompatible (not compatible with other facts)
scratchy; spotty; uneven (lacking consistency)
unconformable (not correspondent)
unreconciled (not made consistent or compatible)
Also:
variable (liable to or capable of change)
Antonym:
consistent ((sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable)
Meaning:
Not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
Context example:
inconsistent accounts
Similar:
irreconcilable; unreconcilable (impossible to reconcile)
Meaning:
Not in agreement
Synonyms:
discrepant; inconsistent
Similar:
incongruous (lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness)
