inconsistent

inconsistent
adjective
1》 not staying the same throughout.
    ↘acting at variance with one's own principles or former behaviour.
2》 (inconsistent with) not compatible or in keeping with.
Derivatives
inconsistency noun (plural inconsistencies).
inconsistently adverb

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  • inconsistent — I adjective at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contradictory, contrarius, contrary, different, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, divergent, erratic, fickle, fitful, flighty, illogical, incompatible, incongruous,… …   Law dictionary

  • Inconsistent — In con*sist ent, a. [Pref. in not + consistent: cf. F. inconsistant.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; contradictory, or having contradictory implications; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inconsistent — INCONSISTÉNT, Ă, inconsistenţi, te, adj. Care este lipsit de consistenţă, de soliditate; neconsistent; fără tărie; slab, moale. – Din fr. inconsistant. Trimis de valeriu, 21.07.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  Inconsistent ≠ consistent Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • inconsistent — [in΄kən sis′tənt] adj. not consistent; specif., a) not in agreement, harmony, or accord; incompatible [acts inconsistent with belief] b) not uniform; self contradictory [inconsistent testimony] c) not always holding to the same principles or… …   English World dictionary

  • Inconsistent — (v. lat.), unbeständig, unhaltbar; daher Inconsistenz, Unbeständigkeit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Inconsistent — Inconsistent, lat. deutsch, unbeständig; Inconsistenz, Unbeständigkeit …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • inconsistent — (adj.) 1640s, not agreeing in substance or form, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + CONSISTENT (Cf. consistent). Related: Inconsistently …   Etymology dictionary

  • inconsistent — inconsonant, incompatible, incongruous, uncongenial, unsympathetic, discordant, discrepant Analogous words: divergent, disparate, diverse, *different: irreconcilable (see corresponding affirmative verb at ADAPT) Antonyms: consistent Contrasted… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inconsistent — [adj] contradictory, irregular at odds, at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contrary, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, erratic, fickle, illogical, incoherent, incompatible, in conflict, incongruent, incongruous, inconstant,… …   New thesaurus

  • inconsistent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not consistent. DERIVATIVES inconsistency noun inconsistently adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • inconsistent — [[t]ɪ̱nkənsɪ̱stənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs. You are inconsistent and unpredictable. ...the… …   English dictionary

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