When it comes to my supervisor, he's very inconsistent, so we never get any work done.
Source: tatoeba (65543)
Inconsistent
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
Synonyms for "inconsistent" (340 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (68)
Adjective(9 words)
discrepantbalkyblotchiestchaotic environmentsconflictedconflicting demandsconfusing layoutcontextual inconsistencycontradictory
abnormalabsonantabsurdadriftadversativeadverseadversiveafloataloofalternatingamorphousanomalousantagonisticantiantipatheticantitheticantitheticalantonymousarbitraryassorted
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at cross purposesat cross-purposesat oddsat variancebalancingbrokencapriciouschangeablechangefulchangingchoppycircularclashingcompensatingconflictingconfrontingconfusedcontradictorycontradistinctcontrapositivecontrariouscontrarycontrary to reasoncontrastedcontrastingconversecountercounterbalancingcounterpoisedcountervailingdead againstdepartingdesultorydetacheddeviable
Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)
conflicting goals
Strong matches (102)
deviatingdeviativedeviatorydifferentdifferentiateddifferingdisaccordantdisagreeingdisconnecteddisconsonantdiscontinuousdiscordantdiscrepantdiscretediscriminateddisjoineddisorderlydisparatedisproportionatedissimilar
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dissonantdistinctdistinguisheddivaricatedivergentdivergingdiversdiversediversifieddiversiformdizzyeccentriceroseerraticeyeball to eyeballfallaciousfast and loosefaultyficklefitfulflawedflickeringflightyflittingfluctuatingforeignfreakishgappedgiddyheterogeneoushostileillogicalimpetuousimpulsivein disagreementinaccordantinauthenticincoherentincommensurableincommensurateincompatibleinconclusiveincongruousinconsequentinconsequentialinconsonantinconstantindecisiveinfirminharmoniousinimicalinvalidinverseirrationalirreconcilableirregular
Verb(2 words)
Adjective(22 words)
disordered studydisorganized classroomdisorganized teachingerraticerratic behaviorerratic lawserratic tempoevidentiary incoherenceflakiestfrench contradictiongallinghabitual inconsistencyhaphazard effortincoherentincompatible componentincongruousinconstantirregular data patternirregular dayirregular pattern
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irregular publicationirregular study
Noun(2 words)
illogical beliefincoherent argument
Related words (170)
Adjective(35 words)
irregular teachinglogical incoherencemismatchedmismatched boltmotliestmutual inconsistencynonuniformpatchypropositional contradictionserious irregularitysplotchysporadic eventspottiestspottyuncompared methodsuncoordinated pricingunequal effortunevenuneven crop schedulingunmatched
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unreliable datasetunreliable evidenceunreproducible resultsunstable energy descriptorunstable influenceunstandardizedunsteadierunsteadiestunsystematic notesuntidy datavariableweak enforcementwobbliestwobblywonkiest
irresoluteirresponsiblejaggedjerkylooselubriciousmanymazymercurialmismatchedmoodymotleymultifariousmutablenonadherentnonadhesivenoncoherentnoncohesivenonconformistnonscientific
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nonstandardnonuniformnot followingobverseopenopposedopposingoppositeoppositionaloppositiveoppugnantout of proportionoxymoronicparadoxicalparalogicalperversepluralisticpoles apartpoles asunderraggedramblingreasonlessrepugnantrestlessreverseroughrovingscatterbrainedself-annullingself-contradictoryself-refutingsenselessseparateseparatedseveralshapelessshiftingshiftyshufflingspasmodicspinelesssporadicsquared offtemperamentaltenuousticklishunaccountableunadhesiveunauthenticuncertainuncoherentuncohesiveunconformableunconnectedunconsolidateduncontrolledundependableundisciplinedunequableunequalunevenunfixedunjoinedunlikeunorthodoxunphilosophicalunpredictableunreasonableunreliableunrestrainedunscientificunsettledunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunsystematicuntenaciousununiformvacillatingvagrantvariablevariantvariedvariegatedvariformvariousvaryingvicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewanderingwantonwaveringwaverywavywaywardwhimsicalwidely apartwishy washywishy-washywithout reasonwithout rhyme or reasonworlds apart
Noun(10 words)
isa incompatiblelevel of shape irregularitylevel of unpredictabilitylinguistic discordancelogical inconsistencymore unregulatednot alignedodd weatherunstable sortunstructured guessing process
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
9 entriescolor variationerratic measurementsincompatible assertionlogical contradictionparadoxical claimspotty colortexture varianceunreliable resultsvarying outcomes
Collocations
6 entriesinconsistent behaviorinconsistent colorinconsistent conclusionsinconsistent datainconsistent policyinconsistent results
Inflections
2 entriesmore inconsistentmost inconsistent
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
15 entriesTranslations
47 translations across 28 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀνακόλουθος adj (not consistent)
Bulgarian
2 entries- непоследователен adj (not consistent)
- противоречив adj (not consistent)
Catalan
1 entries- inconsistent adj (not consistent)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 不一致的 adj (not consistent)
Czech
1 entries- nekonzistentní adj (not consistent)
Esperanto
1 entries- malakorda adj (not consistent)
Finnish
4 entries- epäjohdonmukainen adj (not consistent)
- epäkonsistentti adj (not consistent)
- inkonsistentti adj (not consistent)
- vaihteleva adj (not consistent)
French
2 entries- incohérent adj (not consistent)
- incompatible adj (not consistent)
Galician
1 entries- inconsistente adj (not consistent)
Georgian
1 entries- შეუთავსებელი adj (not consistent)
German
3 entries- inkonsistent adj (not consistent)
- stimmt nicht überein adj (not consistent)
- widersprüchlich adj (not consistent)
Greek
1 entries- ανακόλουθος adj (not consistent)
Hungarian
2 entries- inkonzisztens adj (not consistent)
- következetlen adj (not consistent)
Indonesian
1 entries- inkonsisten adj (not consistent)
Italian
1 entries- inconsistente adj (not consistent)
Latin
1 entries- inconstans adj (not consistent)
Māori
1 entries- hārakiraki adj (not consistent)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- inkonsekvent adj (not consistent)
- selvmotsigende adj (not consistent)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- inkonsekvent adj (not consistent)
- sjølvmotseiande adj (not consistent)
Occitan
1 entries- inconsistent adj (not consistent)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- onbestendich adj (not consistent)
Polish
3 entries- niekonsekwentny adj (not consistent)
- niespójny adj (not consistent)
- sprzeczny adj (not consistent)
Portuguese
1 entries- inconsistente adj (not consistent)
Romanian
2 entries- inconsistent adj (not consistent)
- neconsistent adj (not consistent)
Russian
4 entries- изме́нчивый adj (not consistent)
- непосле́довательный adj (not consistent)
- непостоя́нный adj (not consistent)
- неусто́йчивый adj (not consistent)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- mì-chòrdail adj (not consistent)
Spanish
2 entries- inconsecuente adj (not consistent)
- inconsistente adj (not consistent)
Swedish
1 entries- inkonsekvent adj (not consistent)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
His argument is inconsistent with our policy.
Source: tatoeba (285873)
His story is inconsistent in many places.
Source: tatoeba (287909)
Her actions are inconsistent with her words.
Source: tatoeba (309014)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.