Meaning of consistent in English

1. Pronunciation

   /kənˈsɪstənt/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   consistent

   Definitions

   1. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

   Examples

   • « a logical argument »
   • « the orderly presentation »

   Synonyms

   • coherent
2. 2. the same throughout in structure or composition

   Examples

   • « bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product »

   Synonyms

   • homogeneous
   • homogenous

3. Qualitative Adjective

   consistent

   Etymology

   late 16th century (in the sense ‘consisting or composed of’): from Latin consistent-‘standing firm or still, existing’, from the verb consistere (see consist)

   Definitions

   1. (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable

   Examples

   • « testimony consistent with the known facts »
   • « I have decided that the course of conduct which I am following is consistent with my sense of responsibility as president in time of war »

   Synonyms

   • accordant
   • agreeable
   • conformable
   • consonant
   • concordant
   • pursuant(p)
   • self-consistent
   • unchanging
   • reconciled

   Antonyms

   • inconsistent
4. 2. capable of being reproduced

   Examples

   • « astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained »

   Synonyms

   • duplicable
   • duplicatable

   Antonyms

   • unreproducible
   • irreproducible