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INCONSISTENCY Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word inconsistency. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word inconsistency. (close relations)

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difference
nounn
noun

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• a significant change

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

disparity
nounn
noun

• inequality or difference in some respect

divergence
nounn
noun

• the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• an infinite series that has no limit

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

incompatibility
nounn
noun

• the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

• (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)

• the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination

incongruity
nounn
noun

• the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

inconsonance
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contradiction
nounn
noun

• opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

• (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

• the speech act of contradicting someone

discrepancy
nounn
noun

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• an event that departs from expectations

irregularity
nounn
noun

• behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

• not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals

• an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern

• irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

unpredictability
nounn
noun

• the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses

• the trait of being unpredictably irresolute

• lacking predictability

variation
nounn
noun

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

contrariety
nounn
noun

• the relation between contraries

deviation
nounn
noun

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

• the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

• deviate behavior

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

disagreement
nounn
noun

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

disproportion
nounn
noun

• lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something

dissimilarity
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dissimilar

dissonance
nounn
noun

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience

• disagreeable sounds

inequality
nounn
noun

• lack of equality

paradox
nounn
noun

• (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

repugnance
nounn
noun

• intense aversion

• the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

Best Hypernyms For INCONSISTENCY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for inconsistency, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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contradictoriness nonuniformity

Alternatives for DIFFERENCE

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