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Another word for inconsistent

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Adjective

  1. Lacking consistency or regularity in quality or performance

    See also:

    same

    continue

  2. Following no predictable pattern

    See also:

    continue

    change

  3. In sharp opposition

    See also:

    agree

  4. Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency

    See also:

    agree

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Another word for inconsistent

Modifier

  1. Incompatible

    See also:

    incongruous

    incompatible

  2. Changeable

    See also:

    irregular

    changeable

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Sentence Examples

  • But the section betrays inconsistent conceptions.

  • All the impossible orders inconsistent with the course of events remain unexecuted.

  • There are awkward gaps in his narrative and statements inconsistent with each other.

  • His hair was a tad past barbering time and he wore polished black shoes and black socks, inconsistent with the rest of his attire.

  • Lewes points out that Leibnitz is inconsistent in his account of the intelligence of man in relation to that of lower animals, since when answering Locke he no longer regards these as differing in degree only.

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