consistent

Pluralconsistents

1. 1
   adjective

   Staying the same in a steady, dependable way over time.

   Like a clock that ticks at the same speed all day long.

   Her grades have been consistent all year.

   The bus is consistent. It arrives at eight every morning.

   Similarsteady, reliable, dependable, regular, constant

   Oppositeinconsistent, erratic, unreliable, variable

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2. 2
   adjective

   Agreeing or fitting together with something else, without any conflict.

   Like puzzle pieces that fit together without being forced.

   His story is consistent with what the camera showed.

   The new rule is consistent with the school's other rules.

   Similarcompatible, conformable

   Oppositeinconsistent, incompatible, contradictory, incongruous

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3. 3
   adjective

   Describing a group of statements that can all be true at the same time.

   Like directions that never tell you to turn left and right at the same time.

   The game's rules are consistent, so two rules never tell you opposite things.

   Her answers to the police were consistent, and none of them clashed.

   Similarcoherent

   Oppositeinconsistent, contradictory

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4. 4
   nounhistoricalcountable

   In the early church, a person making up for a sin who could join the prayers but not receive the sacraments.

   Like being allowed to watch the game from the bench but not play in it.

   As a consistent, Peter could stay for the whole service but could not take communion.

   The consistents prayed with everyone else but were not given the bread and wine.

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