Inconsistent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

displaying a lack of consistency

not capable of being made consistent or harmonious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/.

Examples

inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time
inconsistent with the roadmap
inconsistent accounts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

discrepant

Antonyms

consistent

Parts of Speech

adjective	displaying a lack of consistency “inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time”
adjective	not capable of being made consistent or harmonious “inconsistent accounts”
adjective	not in agreement

Word Forms

inconsistency	noun	the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts
discrepancy	noun	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

inkonsistent

einen Mangel an Konsistenz erkennen lassen

🇫🇷French

incompatible

faisant preuve d'un manque de cohérence

🇪🇸Spanish

inconsistente

mostrando una falta de coherencia

🇮🇹Italian

incoerente

mostrando una mancanza di coerenza

🇵🇹Portuguese

inconsistente

mostrando falta de consistência

🇷🇺Russian

непоследовательный

демонстрация отсутствия последовательности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असंगत

निरंतरता की कमी प्रदर्शित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসামঞ্জস্যপূর্ণ

ধারাবাহিকতার অভাব প্রদর্শন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

சீரற்ற

நிலைத்தன்மை இல்லாததைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

నిలకడ లోపాన్ని ప్రదర్శిస్తోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विसंगत

सुसंगततेचा अभाव दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંગત

સુસંગતતાનો અભાવ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಮಂಜಸ

ಸ್ಥಿರತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്ത

സ്ഥിരതയുടെ അഭാവം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸੰਗਤ

ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਿਤ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

متضاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不一致的

表现出缺乏一致性

🇯🇵Japanese

一貫性のない

一貫性の欠如を示す

🇰🇷Korean

일관성 없는

일관성이 부족한 모습을 보여줌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không nhất quán

thể hiện sự thiếu nhất quán

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สอดคล้องกัน

แสดงว่าขาดความสม่ำเสมอ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak konsisten

menunjukkan kurangnya konsistensi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pare-pareho

pagpapakita ng kakulangan ng pagkakapare-pareho

🇲🇾Malay

tidak konsisten

menunjukkan kekurangan konsistensi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متناسق

إظهار عدم الاتساق

🇮🇷Persian

ناسازگار

نشان دادن عدم ثبات

🇹🇷Turkish

tutarsız

tutarlılık eksikliği gösteriyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא עקבי

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