Inconsistent
[ɪnkən'sɪst(ə)nt] or [,ɪnkən'sɪstənt]
Definition
(adj.) displaying a lack of consistency; 'inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time'; 'inconsistent with the roadmap' .
(adj.) not capable of being made consistent or harmonious; 'inconsistent accounts' .
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Definition
(a.) Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory.
(a.) Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Incongruous, incompatible, unsuitable, incoherent, irreconcilable, discrepant.[2]. Contrary, contradictory.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONSISTENT]
Editor: Lora
Definition
adj. not consistent: not suitable or agreeing with: intrinsically incompatible: self-contradictory: changeable fickle.—ns. Inconsist′ence Inconsist′ency.—adv. Inconsist′ently.
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Examples
- These people were people like ourselves, with brains as busy and moody and inconsistent, and with even less training and discipline. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It occurred to me as inconsistent, that, for any mastering idea, he should have endangered his freedom, and even his life. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- This is inconsistent! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It gave me the most inconsistent opinions of her. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Don't seem to do so, if you please, and don't think it inconsistent if my manner should be more careless than my words. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Ordinary morality, and hence that of the schoolroom, is likely to be an inconsistent compromise of both views. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Why were you so inconsistent as to marry? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- What an inconsistent being you are, Caliphronas! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- And is not the proposal inconsistent with our notion of the division of labour? Plato. The Republic.
- How can you be so inconsistent? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- As a consequence, our actual system is an inconsistent mixture. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- For, so inconsistent is human nature, especially in the ideal, that not to undertake a thing at all seems better than to undertake and come short. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But such a deception as this is inconsistent with the manner in which Aristotle speaks of the number (Pol. Plato. The Republic.
- Inconsistent: yes, he tried to be the leader of factions at war with one another. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- No two characters seem more inconsistent than those of trader and sovereign. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- You are vastly inconsistent. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The description is both a picture and an orrery, and therefore is necessarily inconsistent with itself. Plato. The Republic.
- At last he said, with what seemed an inconsistent composure of voice and feature: 'You can't get blood out of a stone, Riderhood. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Edmund so inconsistent! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- These amendments the Assembly considered as inconsistent with the spirit of liberty. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Then she was inconsistent; she tantalized as before. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- No one can any longer dismiss the fantasy because it is logically inconsistent, superficially absurd, or objectively untrue. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- You are inconsistent. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But, then, my conduct is so inconsistent with my profession, I don't wonder you reprove me. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I cannot possibly countenance any such inconsistent proceeding, chimed in the Dowager Ingram. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- They did not seem to think this course inconsistent. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He quitted the room when Bella had said this, relenting in her wilful inconsistent way. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They are so far, perhaps, more inconsistent than even the mercantile system. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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