inconsistent

Universal Words adjective 1 [notusuallybeforenoun] ~ (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. OPPCONSISTENT inconsistency noun [U,C] (plural inconsistencies): There is some inconsistency between the witnesses' evidence and their earlier statements. * I noticed a few minor inconsistencies in her argument. inconsistently adverb