consistent

 
  Overview  of  adj  consistent 
 
  The  adj  consistent  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  consistent  --  ((sometimes  followed  by  `with')  in  agreement  or  consistent  or  reliable;  "testimony  consistent  with  the  known  facts";  "I  have  decided  that  the  course  of  conduct  which  I  am  following  is  consistent  with  my  sense  of  responsibility  as  president  in  time  of  war"-  FDR) 
  2.  (2)  consistent,  logical,  ordered  orderly  --  (marked  by  an  orderly,  logical,  and  aesthetically  consistent  relation  of  parts  "a  logical  argument";  "the  orderly  presentation") 
  3.  reproducible,  consistent  --  (capable  of  being  reproduced;  "astonishingly  reproducible  results  can  be  obtained") 
  4.  consistent,  uniform  --  (the  same  throughout  in  structure  or  composition;  "bituminous  coal  is  often  treated  as  a  consistent  and  homogeneous  product") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  consistent 
 
  4  senses  of  consistent 
 
  Sense  1 
  consistent  (vs.  inconsistent) 
 
  inconsistent  (vs.  consistent) 
  =>  at  odds(prenominal),  conflicting,  contradictory,  self-contradictory 
  =>  discrepant,  incompatible 
  =>  spotty,  uneven 
  =>  unconformable 
  =>  unreconciled 
 
  Sense  2 
  consistent,  logical,  ordered  orderly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  coherent)  ->  incoherent 
 
  Sense  3 
  reproducible  (vs.  unreproducible),  consistent 
 
 
  Sense  4 
  consistent,  uniform 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  homogeneous)  ->  heterogeneous,  heterogenous 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  consistent 
 
  4  senses  of  consistent 
 
  Sense  1 
  consistent  (vs.  inconsistent) 
  =>  accordant,  agreeable,  conformable,  consonant,  in  accord(prenominal),  in  agreement(prenominal),  concordant 
  =>  pursuant(prenominal) 
  =>  self-consistent 
  =>  unchanging 
  =>  reconciled 
  Also  See->  invariable#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  consistent,  logical,  ordered  orderly 
  =>  coherent  (vs.  incoherent) 
 
  Sense  3 
  reproducible  (vs.  unreproducible),  consistent 
  =>  duplicable,  duplicatable 
 
  Sense  4 
  consistent,  uniform 
  =>  homogeneous  (vs.  heterogeneous),  homogenous 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  consistent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  consistent 
 
  consistent  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  consistent 
  consistent 
  inconsistent 
  self-consistent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  consistent 
 
  The  adj  consistent  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (8)  consistent  --  ((sometimes  followed  by  `with')  in  agreement  or  consistent  or  reliable;  "testimony  consistent  with  the  known  facts";  "I  have  decided  that  the  course  of  conduct  which  I  am  following  is  consistent  with  my  sense  of  responsibility  as  president  in  time  of  war"-  FDR) 
  2.  (2)  consistent,  logical,  ordered  orderly  --  (marked  by  an  orderly,  logical,  and  aesthetically  consistent  relation  of  parts  "a  logical  argument";  "the  orderly  presentation") 
  3.  reproducible,  consistent  --  (capable  of  being  reproduced;  "astonishingly  reproducible  results  can  be  obtained") 
  4.  consistent,  uniform  --  (the  same  throughout  in  structure  or  composition;  "bituminous  coal  is  often  treated  as  a  consistent  and  homogeneous  product") 

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