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ink-uh-n-SIST-uh-nt/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/

Inconsistent means not staying the same, or containing contradictions: inconsistent statements; inconsistent with the data. Consistent is the opposite (already in the dictionary). Witness statements were inconsistent. Evaluation word. Do not call one typing error inconsistent.

Meaning

Not staying the same; containing parts that contradict each other.

Examples

• “The witness statements were inconsistent on the time of the alarm.”
• “Results were inconsistent with the hypothesis, which is the science sense.”

Good to know

inconsistent with; inconsistent statements / quality. Opposite: consistent. Noun: inconsistency. Methods, law, and sport. Pattern, not one slip.

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