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adj.1 always behaving in the same wayVERBS▪ be▪ become▪
Each generation becomes ever more consistent in its thinking.
▪ remainADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ highly, remarkably▪ absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, wholly▪His attitude isn't absolutely consistent.
▪ largely▪ reasonably, relatively▪A writer must maintain a relatively consistent perspective or tone.
2 in agreement with sthVERBS▪ appear, be, seem▪These findings appear consistent across racial and ethnic groups.
▪ remain, stay▪The percentage of personal income paid in taxes stayed fairly consistent across various income levels.
ADVERB▪ completely, entirely, fully, perfectly▪ broadly, generally, largely▪Our results are generally consistent with the results of other analyses.
▪ fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively▪The portrait of Powell in the book is pretty consistent with what everybody knows.
▪This is relatively consistent across all age groups.
▪ strikingly, surprisingly▪The pattern is strikingly consistent in the four samples.
▪The results of this study are surprisingly consistent with previous estimates.
▪ internally▪His argument is not even internally consistent (= different parts of the argument contradict each other).
▪ logicallyPREPOSITION▪ across, among (AmE)▪These findings are consistent across all the studies.
▪These findings were statistically consistent among studies.
▪ between▪These results were consistent between genders, and regardless of age and parent education level.
▪ with▪The figures are fully consistent with last year's results.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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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,… … Law dictionary
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
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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 — 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
