inconsistent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Not consistent:
Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds.
Lacking internal consistency; self-contradicting; not compatible with itself.
Not consistent or coherent in thought or behavior.
Having the property that a contradiction can be derived.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-inconsistent.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-inconsistent.wav

Word forms

inconsistent more inconsistent most inconsistent

Etymology

From in- + consistent.

Synonyms

spotty

Antonyms

consistent

Related words

inconsistency

Derived words

inconsistently inconsistentness

Translations

Bulgarian: непоследователен Bulgarian: противоречив Catalan: inconsistent Chinese Mandarin: 不一致的 Czech: nekonzistentní Esperanto: malakorda Finnish: epäjohdonmukainen Finnish: inkonsistentti Finnish: epäkonsistentti Finnish: vaihteleva French: incohérent French: incompatible Galician: inconsistente Georgian: შეუთავსებელი German: inkonsistent German: widersprüchlich German: stimmt nicht überein Greek: ανακόλουθος Ancient Greek: ἀνακόλουθος Hungarian: inkonzisztens Hungarian: következetlen Indonesian: inkonsisten Italian: inconsistente Latin: inconstans Māori: hārakiraki Norwegian Bokmål: inkonsekvent Norwegian Bokmål: selvmotsigende Norwegian Nynorsk: inkonsekvent Norwegian Nynorsk: sjølvmotseiande Occitan: inconsistent Plautdietsch: onbestendich Polish: niekonsekwentny Polish: niespójny Polish: sprzeczny Portuguese: inconsistente Romanian: neconsistent Romanian: inconsistent Russian: рассогласованный Russian: непостоя́нный Russian: непосле́довательный Russian: противоречи́вый Russian: неусто́йчивый Russian: изме́нчивый Scottish Gaelic: mì-chòrdail Spanish: inconsistente Spanish: inconsecuente Swedish: inkonsekvent

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