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Another word for inconsistent

inconsistent Synonyms

inconsistent

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Incompatible
contradictory, discrepant, at variance; see incompatible, incongruous 1.
Changeable
self-contradictory, erratic, variable; see changeable 1, 2, irregular 1.

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Another word for inconsistent

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Lacking consistency or regularity in quality or performance:
erratic, patchy, spotty, uneven, unsteady, variable. See continue, same
Following no predictable pattern:
capricious, changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical. See change, continue
In sharp opposition:
discrepant, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous. (Logic) repugnant. See agree
Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency:
discordant, discrepant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous. See agree

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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.
It contained many and terrible truths as to the royal refusal to sanction the decrees and as to the king's position in the state; but it was inconsistent with a minister's position, disrespectful if not insolent in tone.
To not a few it would seem a contradiction to speak of nobility or aristocracy in a republic. Yet, though many republics have eschewed nobility, there is nothing in a republican, or even in a democratic, form of government inconsistent with the existence of nobility; and it is only in a republic that aristocracy, in the strict sense of the word, can exist.

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