adj
inconsistent
ihn-kuhn-SIHS-tuhnt
adj
1
Not staying the same over time; unpredictable or unreliable.
"The team's performance has been inconsistent all season."
"His story was inconsistent — the details kept changing each time he told it."
2
Contradicting itself or another statement.
"The two witness accounts were inconsistent with each other."
How to Use Inconsistent
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishNot staying steady or matching up — either changing unpredictably, or contradicting something else.
Common pairings
inconsistent with
wildly inconsistent
inconsistent results
Word Forms
more inconsistent comparative, most inconsistent superlative
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Etymology
From in- ("not") plus consistent.