consistent
[kuhn-sis-tuhnt]
- agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.
- constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc.: a consistent opponent.
- holding firmly together; cohering.
- Archaic. fixed; firm.
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Origin of consistent
Synonyms
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steady, persistent, logical, dependable, rational, true, coherent, even, expected, homogeneous, invariable, same, unchanging, unfailing, uniform, unvarying, undeviating, accordant, agreeable, congenialExamples from the Web for consistent
Contemporary Examples
The new report is consistent with a great deal of research that has not yet shifted public thinking about alcohol problems.
There needs to be an across-the-board, consistent defense of the constitutional separation of powers.
A minimum wage is consistent with conservative ideals, for four reasons.
That vote was consistent with his leadership of the opposition that I saw when I was ambassador.
For example, 47 percent of “consistent conservatives” view Fox News as their main source of information.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan MediaJohn Avlon
October 21, 2014
Historical Examples
The Plautine character is never a consistent human character.
The Dramatic Values in PlautusWilton Wallace Blancke
In short, when a person is always to deceive, it is impossible to be consistent.
Lady SusanJane Austen
His resolution of leaving Churchhill is consistent with his general eagerness.
Lady SusanJane Austen
If we must have them let us be consistent and give one to the unmarried man.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
His hat was more shiny than was consistent with the hat-manufacturing interest.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
consistent
- showing consistency; not self-contradictory
- (postpositive foll by with) in agreement or harmony; accordant
- steady; evenconsistent growth
- maths (of two or more equations) satisfied by at least one common set of values of the variablesx + y = 4 and x – y = 2 are consistent
- logic
- (of a set of statements) capable of all being true at the same time or under the same interpretation
- Also: sound(of a formal system) not permitting the deduction of a contradiction from the axiomsCompare complete (def. 5)
- obsolete stuck together; cohering
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Word Origin and History for consistent
adj.
1570s, "standing firm, standing still," from Latin consistentem (nominative consistens), present participle of consistere (see consist). Modern sense of "agreeing" (with with) is first attested 1640s. Older sense survives in consistency. Related: Consistently.
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