inconsistent

irrégulier, inconstant

Dont la qualité ou le comportement varie, si bien qu’on ne peut pas s’y fier.

En anglais simple : Changing in quality or behavior, so people cannot depend on it.

• The service here is inconsistent.
• His inconsistent performances cost him a place on the team.
• Why has the quality been so inconsistent lately?

Synonymes : unreliable, uneven, erratic

Contraires : consistent

Expressions courantes : inconsistent results, inconsistent performance, inconsistent service

incompatible, contradictoire

Qui ne s’accorde pas avec un autre fait, une affirmation ou une règle.

En anglais simple : Not agreeing with another fact, statement, or rule.

• Her story is inconsistent with the evidence.
• These figures are inconsistent with last year's report.
• The new rules seem inconsistent with our policy.

Comment l'utiliser : inconsistent with something (His explanation was inconsistent with the facts.)

Synonymes : incompatible, conflicting

Contraires : consistent

Expressions courantes : inconsistent with something, inconsistent accounts

incohérent, contradictoire

Qui contient des éléments ou des affirmations qui ne peuvent pas tous être vrais en même temps.

En anglais simple : Containing parts or statements that cannot all be true together.

• His account was internally inconsistent.
• The argument is inconsistent and difficult to follow.
• She gave an inconsistent story about when she arrived.

Synonymes : self-contradictory, contradictory

Contraires : consistent

Expressions courantes : inconsistent story, inconsistent argument, internally inconsistent