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[ kuhn-sis-tuhnt ] / kənˈsɪs tənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR consistent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveagreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent. constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc.: a consistent opponent. holding firmly together; cohering. Archaic. fixed; firm. Origin of consistentFirst recorded in 1565–75, consistent is from the Latin word consistent- (stem of consistēns, present participle of consistere ); see consist, -ent SYNONYMS FOR consistent1 congruous, consonant, harmonious, conformable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR consistent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM consistentcon·sist·ent·ly, adverbqua·si-con·sist·ent, adjectiveWords nearby consistentconsignment store, consignor, consist, consistency, consistency principle, consistent, consistent equations, consistently, consistory, consociate, consociation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for consistentThe new report is consistent with a great deal of research that has not yet shifted public thinking about alcohol problems. Americans Drink Too Much, But We’re Not All Alcoholics|Gabrielle Glaser|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST There needs to be an across-the-board, consistent defense of the constitutional separation of powers. Obama’s ISIS War Is Illegal|Sen. Rand Paul|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST A minimum wage is consistent with conservative ideals, for four reasons. To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage|Dmitri Mehlhorn|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST That vote was consistent with his leadership of the opposition that I saw when I was ambassador. The Bolshevik Who Thinks ‘The Nation’ Is Too Left Wing|Eli Lake|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For example, 47 percent of “consistent conservatives” view Fox News as their main source of information. Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Fortunate it is that not many parents are consistent Christian Scientists. What is Christian Science?|M. M. Mangasarian You are quite right, but sometimes it is difficult to be consistent. The Heart of Una Sackville|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey The practice was at variance with the old sessional order: it is consistent with the new standing order of 1845. Notes & Queries, No. 38, Saturday, July 20, 1850|Various They are consistent, and urge that this nation should disarm and check military expenditures. Our National Defense:|George Hebard Maxwell Professing to do good to all as you have opportunity, be consistent in this matter. Select Temperance Tracts|American Tract Society
British Dictionary definitions for consistent
adjectiveshowing consistency; not self-contradictory (postpositive foll by with) in agreement or harmony; accordant steady; evenconsistent growth maths (of two or more equations) satisfied by at least one common set of values of the variablesx + y = 4 and x – y = 2 are consistent logic - (of a set of statements) capable of all being true at the same time or under the same interpretation
- Also: sound (of a formal system) not permitting the deduction of a contradiction from the axiomsCompare complete (def. 5)
obsolete stuck together; cohering Derived forms of consistentconsistently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to consistentsteady, persistent, logical, dependable, rational, true, coherent, even, expected, homogeneous, invariable, same, unchanging, unfailing, uniform, unvarying, of a piece, undeviating, accordant, agreeable |