'Consistent' definitions:
Definition of 'consistent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable; "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"- FDR [ant: inconsistent]
adjective
Capable of being reproduced; "astonishingly reproducible results can be obtained" [syn: reproducible, consistent] [ant: irreproducible, unreproducible]
adjective
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument" [syn: coherent, consistent, logical, ordered] [ant: incoherent]
adjective
The same throughout in structure or composition; "bituminous coal is often treated as a consistent and homogeneous product" [syn: consistent, uniform]
Definition of 'Consistent'
From: GCIDE
- 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 something else; having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory. [1913 Webster]
- Show me one that has it in his power To act consistent with himself an hour. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or professions. [1913 Webster]
- It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and a conspirator. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'consistent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordant,
- affirmative,
- agreeable,
- agreeing,
- alike,
- answerable,
- at one,
- authoritative,
- automatic,
- balanced,
- binding,
- clean-cut,
- clear,
- clear as crystal,
- clear as day,
- clear-cut,
- coexistent,
- coexisting,
- cogent,
- coherent,
- coincident,
- coinciding,
- commensurate,
- compatible,
- concordant,
- concurring,
- conformable,
- conforming,
- congenial,
- congruent,
- congruous,
- connected,
- consecutive,
- consentaneous,
- consentient,
- consonant,
- constant,
- continuous,
- cooperating,
- cooperative,
- correspondent,
- corresponding,
- crisp,
- crystal-clear,
- crystalline,
- defined,
- definite,
- dependable,
- devoted,
- direct,
- distinct,
- en rapport,
- equable,
- equal,
- equivalent,
- even,
- explicit,
- express,
- faithful,
- firm,
- flat,
- good,
- harmonious,
- homogeneous,
- immutable,
- in accord,
- in agreement,
- in harmony,
- in keeping,
- in rapport,
- in sync,
- in synchronization,
- inaccordance,
- inharmony,
- invariable,
- joined,
- just,
- lawful,
- legal,
- legitimate,
- level,
- like-minded,
- limpid,
- logical,
- loud and clear,
- loyal,
- lucid,
- luminous,
- marble-constant,
- measured,
- mechanical,
- methodic,
- monolithic,
- of a piece,
- of like mind,
- of one mind,
- on all fours,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- pellucid,
- persistent,
- perspicuous,
- plain,
- positive,
- predictable,
- proportionate,
- reconcilable,
- regular,
- robotlike,
- self-consistent,
- sequent,
- sequential,
- serial,
- simple,
- smooth,
- solid,
- sound,
- stable,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- straightforward,
- substantial,
- sufficient,
- symbiotic,
- sympathetic,
- synchronized,
- synchronous,
- systematic,
- tight,
- translucent,
- transparent,
- transpicuous,
- true,
- true-blue,
- unambiguous,
- unanimous,
- unbroken,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unconfused,
- undeviating,
- undifferentiated,
- undiversified,
- unequivocal,
- unfailing,
- uniform,
- uninterrupted,
- unisonant,
- unisonous,
- univocal,
- unmistakable,
- unruffled,
- unswerving,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- valid,
- weighty,
- well-defined,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded