consistent

consistent
I adjective accordant, agreeing, alike, coherent, cohering, compatible, compliable, concordant, conformable, congruent with, congruous, consonant, constans, conveniens, correspondent, equable, equal, harmonious, logical, not contradictory, regular, self-consistent, unchanging, undeviating, uniform associated concepts: consistent cases, consistent causes of action, consistent construction of sales contracts, consistent decisions, consistent defenses, consistent interpretation of the Constitution, consistent precedence, consistent with the public interest II index apposite, appropriate, certain (positive), cohesive (sticking), commensurable, commensurate, concordant, consonant, constant, fit, harmonious, logical, natural, proportionate, relevant, suitable, typical, uniform, usual

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  • consistent — CONSISTÉNT, Ă, consistenţi, te, adj. 1. Vârtos, tare. 2. (Despre hrană) Substanţial, săţios. – Din fr. consistant. Trimis de dante, 30.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  Consistent ≠ inconsistent, neconsistent Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime… …   Dicționar Român

  • Consistent — Con*sist ent, a. [L. consistens, p. pr.: cf. F. consistant.] 1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid. [1913 Webster] The humoral and consistent parts of the body. Harvey. [1913 Webster] 2. Having agreement with itself or with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • consistent — [kən sis′tənt] adj. [L consistens, prp. of consistere: see CONSIST] 1. Rare holding together; firm; solid [consistent soil] 2. in agreement or harmony; in accord; compatible [deeds not consistent with his words] 3. holding always to the same… …   English World dictionary

  • consistent — [adj1] constant, regular dependable, even, expected, homogeneous, invariable, logical, of a piece, persistent, rational, same, steady, true, true to type, unchanging, undeviating, unfailing, uniform, unvarying; concept 534 Ant. disagreeing,… …   New thesaurus

  • consistent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to a regular pattern; unchanging. 2) (usu. consistent with) in agreement. DERIVATIVES consistently adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • Consistent — (v. lat.), fest zusammenhängend, dauerhaft, derb …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • consistent — (adj.) 1570s, standing firm, standing still, from L. consistentem (nom. consistens), prp. of consistere (see CONSIST (Cf. consist)). Modern sense of agreeing (with with) is first attested 1640s. Older sense survives in CONSISTENCY (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • consistent — congruous, *consonant, compatible, congenial, sympathetic Analogous words: conforming or conformable, tallying, jibing, squaring (see corresponding verbs at AGREE): matching, equaling (see MATCH vb): identical, alike, similar, *like Antonyms:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • consistent — adj. 1 always behaving in the same way VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ Each generation becomes ever more consistent in its thinking. ▪ remain ADVERB …   Collocations dictionary

  • consistent — con|sis|tent W3S3 [kənˈsıstənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of consistere; CONSIST] 1.) always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc usually used to show approval ≠ ↑inconsistent ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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