Term: inconsistent

inconsistent (adj) /ˌɪn.kənˈsɪs.tənt/

Similar to: uneven; unreliable; erratic; contradictory; variable
Definition: not staying the same in behavior or quality; containing parts that do not match or agree. Translation: nepasstāvīgs, pretrunīgs, nevienmērīgs
Examples: “The player’s performance has been very inconsistent this season.” “The witness’s story was inconsistent with the evidence found by the police.” “We cannot succeed if our quality control is inconsistent.”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

inconsistent (adjective)

lacking consistency as

a) not compatible with another fact or claim - inconsistent statements

b) containing elements - incompatible an inconsistent argument

c) or illogical in thought or actions - incoherent changeable

d) not satisfiable by the same set of values for the unknowns - inconsistent equations inconsistent inequalities

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

inconsistent (adjective)

not being in agreement or harmony

SYNONYMS:

clashing, conflicting, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsonant, inharmonious, mutually exclusive, repugnant

RELATED WORDS:

irreconcilable; antagonistic, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, diametric ( diametrical), opposing, opposite

at odds, at variance

NEAR ANTONYMS:

akin, like, similar

accordant, agreeing, compatible, concordant, conformable (to), congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correspondent (with to), harmonious, nonconflicting

inconsistent (adjective)

likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly

SYNONYMS:

capricious, changeable, changeful, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, skittish, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile

RELATED WORDS:

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, irregular, random, scattered, slapdash, stray; ambivalent, hesitating, shaky, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillating, wavering; dicey, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy; adaptable, mobile, protean, versatile

NEAR ANTONYMS:

equable, even, uniform; abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent; dependable, reliable, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty

certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, predictable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying

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