CONSISTENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

consistent

adjective

kən-ˈsi-stənt

Definition of consistent

as in compatible

not having or showing any apparent conflict the clothes you wear to work must be consistent with the company's dress code

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Recent Examples of consistent Removing walls for an open floor plan changes airflow patterns, and a single thermostat may struggle to keep temperatures consistent across a larger space, sometimes requiring HVAC modifications to stay comfortable. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026 While much has changed in the past six years, Super Serum Skin Tint has remained perfectly consistent—although there is a new splashy campaign with the Grammy Award–winning trio Haim to remind us just how good the formula is. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 30 July 2026 Others believe continuity is key, and that having the same leadership in place allows for more consistent scouting and tactical development with limited practice time. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026 To demonstrate that this wasn’t the product of some consistent error in the IBM hardware, the team turned to a Quantinuum processor and confirmed its output. — ArsTechnica, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for consistent

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Hot Wheels were originally designed to be compatible with Mattel’s signature orange tracks.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
The Type 055 destroyer carries 112 universal vertical launch cells, while the smaller Type 052D uses the same compatible launch system, allowing both classes to fire many of the same missiles.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

Definition of compatible

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The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview.

— Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
But recent research found that members of the Tsimane’, a native Amazonian society in Bolivia, rate consonant and dissonant chords as equally pleasurable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Definition of consonant

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Maintaining a coherent strategy across a sprawling national security bureaucracy becomes more difficult over the course of a long conflict.

— Dafna H. Rand, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2026
Characters must be coherent; plots must be tight and any gaps in the plot must be patched.

— Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of coherent

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