(click/touch triangles for details)
Definition
not the same in different parts or at different timesor:
not in agreement [with something else]
- Her play is inconsistent. Sometimes she's unbeatable and other times she beats herself.
inconsistent = not the same at different times
- The study shows that sleeping only for short periods at inconsistent times damaged the brains of mice after three days.
- Her actions are inconsistent with her stated goals.
- He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- ...it's still not enough with the inconsistent availability and the ever-increasing price of food.Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
- She wanted to notice an inconsistency in the skin tones, to gossip about the freak science-experiment kid who had just walked onto campus.John Corey Whaley -- Nogin
- My eyes shut, blocking out the inconsistent world, as I try to make sense of my situation.Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
- All the impossible orders inconsistent with the course of events remain unexecuted.Leo Tolstoy -- War and Peace
- But it was inconsistent and jerky.Andy Weir -- The Martian
- These details and inconsistencies would take a while to reveal themselves.Warren St. John -- Outcasts United
- The laws make it illegal to criticize agricultural commodities in a manner inconsistent with "reasonable" scientific evidence.Eric Schlosser -- Fast Food Nation
- The healthy food we ate was inconsistently provided.Jaycee Lee Dugard -- A Stolen Life
- Unscathed by the Lunar glamour, it knew where the true boundaries of the queen's face were, the imperfections, the inconsistencies.Marissa Meyer -- Cinder
- "You are inconsistent," said her father mildly.Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman
- Its inconsistencies, contradictions, and falsehood struck her from the very first.Jane Austen -- Northanger Abbey
- Admittedly inconsistent with suicide.John Green -- Looking for Alaska
- In the truck, there were twelve slouched men, all rising and falling with the various inconsistencies in the road.Markus Zusak -- The Book Thief
- A year after completing the Job Corps training, Wes realized the only consistency in his employment was inconsistency.Wes Moore -- The Other Wes Moore
- You can appreciate the inconsistency.Ted Dekker -- BoneMan's Daughters
- It was inevitable that she should accept any inconsistency and cruelty from her deity as all good worshippers do from theirs.Zora Neale Hurston -- Their Eyes Were Watching God
inconsistent = not the same
inconsistent = not in agreement [with something else]
inconsistent = different at different times
inconsistent = not reliable (not the same at different times)
inconsistency = parts that don't match
Search for other examples by interest
Interest — Source
General — Google News®General — Time® Magazine
General — Wikipedia®
Architecture — Google® books - Architecture
Business — Bloomberg®
Business — The Economist®
Classic Literature — Google® books - Classical Literature
Engineering — Google® books - Engineering
Engineering — Popular Mechanics®
Engineering — Discover Magazine®
Fine Arts & Music — Google® books - Art
History — Google® books - History
Human Behavior — Google® books - Psychology
Human Behavior — Psychology Today®
Law — FindLaw®
Law — Google® books - Law
Logic & Reasoning — Google® books - Reasoning
Medicine — Web MD®
Medicine — Google® books - Medicine
Nature & Ecology — National Geographic®
Nature & Ecology — Google® books - Nature
Personal Finance — Kiplinger® (Personal Finance)
Philosophy — Google® books - Philosophy
Public Policy & Politics — Newsweek®
Public Policy & Politics — Real Clear Politics®
Public Policy & Politics — Google® books - Politics
Religion & Spirtuality — Google® books - Religion
Religion - Christianity — Bible Gateway®
Religion - Christianity — Google® books - Christianity
Science — Popular Science®
Science — Scientific American®
Science — Google® books - Science
Sports — Sports Illustrated®