Inconsistency
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)nsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Inconsistency is a noun meaning The state of being inconsistent.
Meaning
The state of being inconsistent.
More Meanings
- (logic) An incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true.
Example Sentences
It was a strange inconsistency, but never till then had I been so much struck with the worthless and frivolous life of society. Never till then did I feel the deep and eternal debt of gratitude that human nature owes to those who assert its higher influence; who feel their generous activity stirred by a thrice noble emulation; who appeal from the present to the future, and redeem their kind, by shewing of how much that is good and great ambition and genius are capable.
Word Forms
- inconsistencies
Synonyms for inconsistency
Depending on context, synonyms include contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, disproportion.
Antonyms for inconsistency
Common opposites include consistency, consistence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include incompatibility, inconsistent, incongruity, discordance, incompatible, incoherence.
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