consistent

[ kuhn-sis-tuhnt ]

/ kənˈsɪs tənt /

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adjective

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.

Nearby words

consignment store, consignor, consist, consistency, consistency principle, consistent, consistent equations, consistory, consociate, consociation, consocies

Origin of consistent

First recorded in 1565–75, consistent is from the Latin word consistent- (stem of consistēns, present participle of consistere). See consist, -ent

SYNONYMS FOR consistent

1 congruous, consonant, harmonious, conformable.

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Related forms

con·sist·ent·ly, adverbqua·si-con·sist·ent, adjectivequa·si-con·sist·ent·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for consistent

The new report is consistent with a great deal of research that has not yet shifted public thinking about alcohol problems.
Americans Drink Too Much, But We’re Not All Alcoholics|Gabrielle Glaser|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There needs to be an across-the-board, consistent defense of the constitutional separation of powers.
Obama’s ISIS War Is Illegal|Sen. Rand Paul|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A minimum wage is consistent with conservative ideals, for four reasons.
To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage|Dmitri Mehlhorn|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That vote was consistent with his leadership of the opposition that I saw when I was ambassador.
The Bolshevik Who Thinks ‘The Nation’ Is Too Left Wing|Eli Lake|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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 Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fortunate it is that not many parents are consistent Christian Scientists.
What is Christian Science?|M. M. Mangasarian
You are quite right, but sometimes it is difficult to be consistent.
The Heart of Una Sackville|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The practice was at variance with the old sessional order: it is consistent with the new standing order of 1845.
Notes & Queries, No. 38, Saturday, July 20, 1850|Various
They are consistent, and urge that this nation should disarm and check military expenditures.
Our National Defense:|George Hebard Maxwell
Professing to do good to all as you have opportunity, be consistent in this matter.
Select Temperance Tracts|American Tract Society

British Dictionary definitions for consistent

consistent

/ (kənˈsɪstənt) /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

consistently, adverb

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