as in compatible
not having or showing any apparent conflict
the clothes you wear to work must be consistent with the company's dress code
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Recent Examples of consistent
What this is, is a first impression based on hands-on experience with the new Alexa from someone who was once a consistent user of Amazon’s original voice assistant.
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Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 26 July 2025
Many people rely on caffeine for their morning boost of energy, but research shows its effects wane over time with consistent consumption.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 July 2025
Fios uses fiber technology, which provides consistent, symmetrical upload and download speeds.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 25 July 2025
As its only consistent cast member, Lyonne is basically the whole show.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2025
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Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 26 July 2025
Many people rely on caffeine for their morning boost of energy, but research shows its effects wane over time with consistent consumption.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 25 July 2025
Fios uses fiber technology, which provides consistent, symmetrical upload and download speeds.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 25 July 2025
As its only consistent cast member, Lyonne is basically the whole show.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for consistent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consistent
Adjective
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Unfortunately, our society is not really compatible with happy child-rearing.—
Rachel Deutsch
July 29,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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Like every other release in the iOS 18 cycle, iOS 18.6 is compatible with all iPhones from 2018 onwards.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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China remains a far cry from having the sort of labor unions and collective bargaining that are taken for granted elsewhere, but, as Steinfeld correctly argues, Chinese labor practices are moving away from their revolutionary roots and are increasingly consonant with Western standards.—
Simon Tay,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2010
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Where the republic’s hypocrisy fed its fatal weakness, corruption, the Taliban’s unabashed brutality was consonant with the movement’s strength, its unity.—
Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
22 May 2024
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The master plan provides a coherent countywide path forward that can achieve economies of scale for managing our solid waste and better serve the health and well-being of our communities.—
Linda Thompson Gonzalez,
Sun Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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In short, as with many pressing questions related to tariff policy, there is no coherent and unbiased economic consensus.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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“Consistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consistent. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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