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unconsistent

unconsistent is the alternative form of inconsistent.

Meaning of inconsistent

Adjective

inconsistent (comparative more inconsistent, superlative most inconsistent)

  1. Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds.
    • His account of the evening was inconsistent with the security-camera footage.
    Antonyms:
    consistent
  2. Lacking internal consistency; self-contradicting; not compatible with itself.
    • He gave an inconsistent account of the evening, saying he called her before eight, but later that he had not talked to her until after nine.
    Synonyms:
    spotty, mixed
    Antonyms:
    consistent
  3. Not consistent or coherent in thought or behavior.
    • “Take him for better or worse,” added Mr. Lee, “and I think he is the strangest and most inconsistent man I ever saw.”
    • “Inconsistent!” resumed Mr. Jones. “He is worse than inconsistent. Inconsistencies may be pardoned as constitutional defects [...]”1848, The Columbian Magazine, volume 9, page 88
    Antonyms:
    consistent
  4. Having the property that a contradiction can be derived.
    Antonyms:
    consistent

Origin of unconsistent

From un- + consistent.

Questions about unconsistent

What is unconsistent the alternative form of?
Unconsistent is the alternative form of inconsistent.

Words near unconsistent in the dictionary

  1. unconsideringly
  2. unconsignable
  3. unconsigned
  4. unconsistencies
  5. unconsistency
  6. unconsistent
  7. unconsociated
  8. unconsolability
  9. unconsolable
  10. unconsolably
  11. unconsolatory

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unconsistent (page history and authors); inconsistent (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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