Consistent | Definition of Consistent by Merriam-Webster

consistent · 1 : always acting or behaving in the same way He is a consistent supporter of the museum. · 2 : of the same quality especially : good each time His ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut consistent adjective SaveWord con·​sis·​tent |\kən-ˈsi-stənt \ EssentialMeaningofconsistent 1 :alwaysactingorbehavinginthesameway Heisaconsistentsupporterofthemuseum.Weneedtobemoreconsistentinhandlingthisproblem.Datafromrecentexperimentsshowconsistentresults.[=resultsthatdonotchange] 2 :ofthesamequality especially :goodeachtime Hispitchinghasalwaysbeenveryconsistent.[=reliable]Customersexpectthatthequalityofservicetheyreceivewillbeconsistent. 3 :continuingtohappenordevelopinthesameway Thepainhasbeenconsistent.Yourgradeshaveshownconsistentimprovementthisschoolyear.Youneedtoexerciseonamoreconsistent[=regular]basis. FullDefinitionofconsistent 1a :markedbyharmony,regularity,orsteadycontinuity:freefromvariationorcontradiction aconsistentstyleinpainting b :markedbyagreement:compatible —usuallyusedwithwithstatementsnotconsistentwiththetruth c :showingsteadyconformitytocharacter,profession,belief,orcustom aconsistentpatriot 2 :tendingtobearbitrarilyclosetothetruevalueoftheparameterestimatedasthesamplebecomeslarge aconsistentstatisticalestimator 3 archaic :possessingfirmnessorcoherence OtherWordsfromconsistent Synonyms&Antonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutconsistent OtherWordsfromconsistent consistently \ kən-​ˈsi-​stənt-​lē \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforconsistent Synonyms accordant, coherent, compatible, concordant, conformable(to), congruent, congruous, consonant, correspondent(withorto), harmonious, nonconflicting Antonyms conflicting, conflictive, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inharmonious, noncompatible VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofconsistentinaSentence …thesixty-five-year-oldfilmmakercontinuestopracticehiscraftwithconsistentartisticaplomb. —PeterTravers,RollingStone,30Aug.2001 Iamnotconsistentaboutgivingvibrancyandotherkindsofinputtoarelationship. …ThereareperiodswhenIamthemostattentiveandthoughtfulloverintheworld,andperiods,too,whenIamjustunavailable. —ToniCadeBambara,"AConversationwithClaudiaTate," inTheStoryandItsWriter,editedbyAnnCharters, 1987 OneofthestrengthsofBlake'slettersistheirconsistentreadability… —WilliamStyron,ThisQuietDustandOtherWritings,(l953)1982 Therhythmofthegesturenevervaried.Thepaperflewinidenticallythesamearcateachdoorway,landedinidenticallythesamespot.Itwasimpossibleforanybodytothrowwithsuchconsistentperfection. —MadeleineL'Engle,AWrinkleinTime,(1962)1976 Heisaconsistentsupporterofthemuseum. Weneedtobemoreconsistentinhandlingthisproblem. Customersexpectthatthequalityofservicetheyreceivewillbeconsistent. Thepainhasbeenconsistent. Yourgradeshaveshownconsistentimprovementthisschoolyear. Theirdescriptionsoftheaccidentwereconsistent. Thedecisionwasconsistentwiththecompany'spolicy. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb RaceisnotaqualificationtobeburiedatWestview,thoughtheproperty’susehasbeenmostlyconsistentwithitsoriginalintent. — RafaelOlmeda,sun-sentinel.com,5Nov.2021 Ifrefrigerated,theflavorprofileshouldremainrelativelyconsistentforaboutayear. — WashingtonPost,5Nov.2021 Andwhiletherearecleardistinctionsbetweenthetwolabels,herdesignethosremainsconsistent. — FionaSinclairScott,CNN,5Nov.2021 Thestoryshouldbeconsistentacrosseverychannel. — SarahMalcolm,Forbes,5Nov.2021 Thisglass,however,showedsignsofshearing,folding,tearingandrolling,consistentwiththekindofairburstsandtornado-forcewindsassociatedwithacometexplosionthatwouldhaveflungthemoltenmaterialgreatdistances. — JeffreyKluger,Time,3Nov.2021 Frustrationwiththelackofdetailshasbeenconsistentacrossideologicallines. — MollyOsberg,TheNewRepublic,3Nov.2021 Theseattitudeswereconsistentacrosscountriesrichandpoor,bigandsmall:fromtheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdomtoBrazil,thePhilippines,India,andNigeria. — HannahRitchie,Wired,1Nov.2021 Evenwithdisruptionsfromon-demandviewing,movie-watchingpatternshavebeenmostlyconsistent:horrorfilmshavealsobeenreliablebig-screendraws,whileadult-skeweddramasandcomedieshavecontinuedtostruggletoselltickets. — RebeccaRubin,Variety,1Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'consistent.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofconsistent 1638,inthemeaningdefinedatsense3 HistoryandEtymologyforconsistent Latinconsistent-,consistens,presentparticipleofconsistere—seeconsistentry1 LearnMoreAboutconsistent Shareconsistent PosttheDefinitionofconsistenttoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofconsistentonTwitter TimeTravelerforconsistent Thefirstknownuseofconsistentwas in1638 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearconsistent consistency consistent consistentequations SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforconsistent LastUpdated 9Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Consistent.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consistent.Accessed11Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforconsistent consistent adjective con·​sis·​tent |\kən-ˈsi-stənt\ KidsDefinitionofconsistent 1 :alwaysthesame consistentbehavior 2 :beinginharmony Abalanceddietisconsistentwithgoodhealth. 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