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Adjective: inconsistent  ,in-kun'sis-tunt
  1. Not capable of being made consistent or harmonious
    "inconsistent accounts"
     
  2. Not in agreement
    - discrepant
     
  3. Displaying a lack of consistency
    "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"

See also: at odds, conflicting, contradictory, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, irreconcilable, scratchy, self-contradictory, spotty, unconformable, uneven, unreconcilable, unreconciled, variable

Antonym: consistent

Encyclopedia: Inconsistent