inconsistent

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

in·con·sist·ent AW BrE [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt] NAmE [ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt] adjective
1. not usually before noun ~ (with sth) if two statements, etc. are inconsistent, or one is inconsistent with the other, they cannot both be true because they give the facts in a different way
•The report is inconsistent with the financial statements.
•The witnesses' statements were inconsistent.
2. ~ with sth not matching a set of standards, ideas, etc
•Her behaviour was clearly inconsistent with her beliefs.
3. (disapproving)tending to change too often; not staying the same
•inconsistent results
•Children find it difficult if a parent is inconsistent.
Opp: ↑consistent
Derived Words: ↑inconsistency ▪ ↑inconsistently

Thesaurus:
inconsistent adj. not usually before noun
•The witness statements were inconsistent.
at odds • • incompatible • • contradictory • • mutually exclusive • |formal irreconcilable •
Opp: consistent
inconsistent/at odds/incompatible/irreconcilable with sth

Example Bank:
•Commentators have pointed out the inconsistencies in the government's financial policy.
•Inconsistencies began to creep into his testimony.
•Researchers have found that internal inconsistencies in hospital case notes are common.
•She was quick to spot the inconsistencies between his two reports.
•The amendment will remove the inconsistency between the two laws.
•The lack of a clear set of competition rules resulted in inconsistency in the awarding of prizes.
•The lack of clear rules resulted in inconsistency in the awarding of prizes.
•The program has found an inconsistency in the database files.
•The script is filled with logical inconsistencies.
•inconsistencies in the evidence
•I noticed a few inconsistencies in her argument.
•There is some inconsistency between the witnesses' evidence and their earlier statements.


Example Bank:
•His statement was inconsistent with other accounts of the events.
•The company is inconsistent in the way it disciplines staff.
•The team's offense has been maddeningly inconsistent.
•The two accounts are mutually inconsistent.
•Her argument in internally inconsistent.
•The tests gave inconsistent results.
•The witnesses' statements were inconsistent.