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con·sist·ent

consistent

 
 
pronunciation:
kn sI stnt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: steadily conforming to a regular style or pattern; not varying.
Her writing style is consistent across all her novels.If you want your bread to turn out the same every time, you need to follow the recipe in a consistent manner.
synonyms:
constant, invariable, regular, uniform
antonyms:
capricious, inconsistent, irregular
similar words:
changeless, coherent, exact, homogeneous, immutable, selfsame, steady
definition 2: not contradictory; in agreement.
The statements in your summary should be consistent with all the points you've made earlier in your essay.Unfortunately, his moralistic words are not consistent with his actions.
synonyms:
according, compatible, concordant, consonant, harmonious
antonyms:
incompatible, inconsistent
similar words:
coherent, conformable, congruous, even
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)consistent broadly, entirely, fairly, fully, generally, internally, logically, perfectly, reasonably, relatively, remarkably, wholly
(adj.)consistent + adverb statistically
(adj.)consistent + noun basis, belief, condom, correlation, definition, diagnosis, earnings, ethic, expectation, framework, gender, goal, guideline, hypothesis, implementation, intent, interpretation, literature, logic, measurement, notion, objective, obligation, observation, pattern, performer, philosophy, policy, prediction, predictor, preference, principle, reasoning, recommendation, reporting, requirement, research, routine, study, theme, theory, thread, trend, view, winner [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: consistently (adv.)