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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Inconsistent \In`con*sist"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + consistent:
     cf. F. inconsistant.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable;
        contradictory, or having contradictory implications;
        discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character,
        sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom
              and virtue are far from being inconsistent with
              politeness and good humor.            --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to
        principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself,
              Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man.
                                                    --Young.
  
     Syn: Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant;
          repugnant; contradictory.
  
     Usage: Inconsistent, Incongruous, Incompatible. Things
            are incongruous when they are not suited to each
            other, so that their union is unbecoming; inconsistent
            when they are opposed to each other, so as render it
            improper or wrong; incompatible when they can not
            coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them.
            Habitual levity of mind is incongruous with the
            profession of a clergyman; it is inconsistent with his
            ordination vows; it is incompatible with his permanent
            usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and
            qualities of things; incompatibility attaches to their
            essential attributes; inconsistency attaches to the
            actions, sentiments, etc., of men.
            [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Inconsistent \In`con*sist"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + consistent:
     cf. F. inconsistant.]
     1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable;
        discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character,
        sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous;
        contradictory.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  inconsistent
       adj 1: displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements";
              "inconsistent with the roadmap" [ant: consistent]
       2: not capable of being made consistent or harmonious;
          "inconsistent accounts"
       3: not in agreement [syn: discrepant]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inconsistent
     Αγγλικά a.
     ασυνεπής

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inconsistent
     Catalan a.
     (l en inconsistent)
     Romanian a.
     (l en inconsistent)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  inconsistent
     a.
     1 Not consistent:
     2 # Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at
  odds.
     3 # lack internal consistency; self-contradicting; not compatible
  with itself.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  inconsistent
     Catalan a.
     (l en inconsistent)
     Romanian a.
     (l en inconsistent)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  inconsistent
     Catalan a.
     (l en inconsistent)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inconsistent
     Englanti a.
     epäjohdonmukainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  inconsistent
     Engelska a.
     oförenlig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  متناقض

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  inconsistent //ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt// 
  1. несъвместим
  not compatible
  2. противоречив, непоследователен
  not consistent

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/ 
  rozporuplný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/ 
  nestálý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/ 
  neslučitelný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/ 
  nekonzistentní

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/ 
  anghydwedd 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/ 
  anghyson 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  inkonsequent 
   see: more inconsistent, most inconsistent
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  unsicher, instabil, wechselhaft, ungleichmäßig, unbeständig, unstet 
     Synonym: unsteady
  
   see: more unsteady, most unsteady
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  unvereinbar, nicht vereinbar 
           Note: mit etw.
        "be incompatible / inconsistent with sth."  - mit etw. nicht vereinbar sein, sich mit etw. nicht vertragen
        "be not incompatible / inconsistent with sth."  - mit etw. durchaus vereinbar sein
        "I have done nothing inconsistent with my morality."  - Ich habe nichts getan, was mit meinen Moralvorstellungen nicht vereinbar wäre.
        "Big power ambitions are inconsistent with socialism."  - Großmachtsambitionen vertragen sich nicht mit Sozialismus.
     Synonym: incompatible
  
           Note: with sth.

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  widerspruchsvoll, voller Widersprüche, reich an Widersprüchlichkeiten, nicht schlüssig, nicht stimmig 
     Synonym: full of contradictions
  
   see: be riddled with inconsistencies
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  inconsistent //ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt// 
  epäjohdonmukainen, epäkonsistentti, inkonsistentti
  not consistent

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/ 
  1. असंगत
        "I noticed a few minor inconsistencies in his argument."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  apsurdan, nedosljedan, nespojiv, nestalan, proturječan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  1. nem összeillô
  2. összeegyeztethetetlen
  3. nem következetes
  4. ellentmondó

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  inconsistent //ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt// 
  inkonsisten
  not consistent

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  inconsistent /inkənsistənt/
  inconsequent

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  inconsistent /ˌɪŋkənˈsɪstənt/ 
   1.  niekonsekwentny
   2.  sprzeczny ze sobą, sprzeczny, niespójny
   3.  niezgodny (with - z)

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  inconsistent /inkənsistənt/ 
  inconsistente

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  inconsistent //ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt// 
  inkonsekvent
  not consistent

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  inconsistent /ɪŋkənsˈɪstənt/
  1. uyuşmaz, aykırı, tutarsız
  2. kararsız, sebatsız. inconsistency  tutarsızlık, insicamsızlık. inconsistently  tutarsız bir şekilde, insicamsız olarak.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  245 Moby Thesaurus words for "inconsistent":
     abnormal, absonant, absurd, adrift, adversative, adverse,
     adversive, afloat, aloof, alternating, amorphous, anomalous,
     antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antithetic, antonymous, assorted,
     at cross-purposes, at odds, at variance, balancing, broken,
     capricious, changeable, changeful, changing, choppy, clashing,
     compensating, conflicting, confronting, contradictory,
     contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarious, contrary,
     contrary to reason, contrasted, contrasting, converse, counter,
     counterbalancing, counterpoised, countervailing, dead against,
     departing, desultory, detached, deviable, deviating, deviative,
     deviatory, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant,
     disagreeing, disconnected, discontinuous, discordant, discrepant,
     discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disorderly, disparate,
     disproportionate, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished,
     divaricate, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversified,
     diversiform, dizzy, eccentric, erose, erratic, eyeball to eyeball,
     fallacious, fast and loose, faulty, fickle, fitful, flawed,
     flickering, flighty, flitting, fluctuating, freakish, gapped,
     giddy, heterogeneous, hostile, illogical, impetuous, impulsive,
     in disagreement, inaccordant, inauthentic, incoherent,
     incommensurable, incommensurate, incompatible, inconclusive,
     incongruous, inconsequent, inconsequential, inconsonant,
     inconstant, indecisive, infirm, inharmonious, inimical, invalid,
     inverse, irrational, irreconcilable, irregular, irresolute,
     irresponsible, jagged, jerky, loose, lubricious, many, mazy,
     mercurial, moody, motley, multifarious, mutable, nonadherent,
     nonadhesive, noncoherent, noncohesive, nonconformist,
     nonscientific, nonstandard, nonuniform, not following, obverse,
     open, opposed, opposing, opposite, oppositional, oppositive,
     oppugnant, out of proportion, oxymoronic, paradoxical, paralogical,
     perverse, pluralistic, poles apart, poles asunder, ragged,
     rambling, reasonless, repugnant, restless, reverse, rough, roving,
     scatterbrained, self-annulling, self-contradictory, self-refuting,
     senseless, separate, separated, several, shapeless, shifting,
     shifty, shuffling, spasmodic, spineless, sporadic, squared off,
     temperamental, tenuous, ticklish, unaccountable, unadhesive,
     unauthentic, uncertain, uncoherent, uncohesive, unconformable,
     unconnected, uncontrolled, undependable, undisciplined, unequable,
     unequal, uneven, unfixed, unjoined, unlike, unorthodox,
     unphilosophical, unpredictable, unreasonable, unreliable,
     unrestrained, unscientific, unsettled, unstable, unstable as water,
     unstaid, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsystematic, untenacious,
     ununiform, vacillating, vagrant, variable, variant, varied,
     variegated, variform, various, varying, vicissitudinary,
     vicissitudinous, volatile, wandering, wanton, wavering, wavery,
     wavy, wayward, whimsical, widely apart, wishy-washy,
     without reason, worlds apart
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 不一致的,不合理的,矛盾的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 不一致的,不合理的,矛盾的

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