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inconsistent

adjective
  1. Lacking consistency or regularity in quality or performance: erratic, patchy, spotty, uneven, unsteady, variable. See continue, same
  2. Following no predictable pattern: capricious, changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, uncertain, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical. See change, continue
  3. In sharp opposition: discrepant, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous. Logic: repugnant. See agree
  4. Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency: discordant, discrepant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous. See agree

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