Synonyms for inconsistent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-kuhn-sis-tuhnt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kənˈsɪs tənt

Top 10 synonyms for inconsistent Other synonyms for the word inconsistent

Définition of inconsistent

Origin :
  • 1640s, "not agreeing in substance or form," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + consistent. Related: Inconsistently.
  • adj contradictory, irregular
Example sentences :
  • Neither is politeness at all inconsistent with thorough familiarity.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • By an inconsistent twist of fate he was known as Honest John.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Real philanthropy is as inconsistent with exploitation as with cannibalism.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • But this beautiful and—shall I say it—inconsistent woman repelled me.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • Women retain rights which are inconsistent with father-rule.
  • Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
  • This is unnatural and inconsistent you will say, but it is true.
  • Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 2 August 1848 » by Various
  • Pages 580, 627: inconsistent hyphenation of after(-)time as in original.
  • Extract from : « The Indian Princess » by James Nelson Barker
  • Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation have been retained from the original.
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • Often its leaps and flickerings are irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • Deep thought seems often, if not always, inconsistent at the first blush.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Antonyms for inconsistent

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