Words / B2

k-uh-n-SIST-uh-nt/kənˈsɪstənt/

Consistent means staying the same in quality or behaviour over time, or agreeing with something else (consistent with the evidence / with previous results). Constant means “not stopping” (constant noise); consistent means “not contradictory or erratic.” Consistently is a high-value adverb in essays, and inconsistency is the noun for a mismatch.

Meaning

Always behaving or happening in the same way.

Examples

• “His marks are consistent from week to week.”
• “Her performance has been consistent all season.”
• “The new data is consistent with the earlier study.”

Good to know

consistent with + noun. constant = unending; consistent = steady / not contradictory.

Near in meaning

steady

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