INCONSISTENCIES Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

inconsistencies

noun

plural of inconsistency

as in errors

something that is not in agreement with other information The job application was full of inconsistencies; even the applicant's name was spelled three different ways.

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Recent Examples of inconsistencies Immigration attorneys say minor inconsistencies in applications are increasingly triggering fraud findings, the denial of benefits and deportation proceedings. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky has called the consultant’s work an unfinished draft containing errors, inconsistencies, outdated information and data-validation problems. — Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 The entertainment industry has been in turmoil recently, thanks to a string of inconsistencies. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Viewers pointed to the inconsistencies on Rodrigo and Roan’s fingers as possible proof of generative-AI usage in the video. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Detectives later identified inconsistencies in Gurinder Gill’s statements about his wife’s disappearance. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 When data lives in siloed systems with no shared definitions, AI cannot magically eliminate inconsistencies, and employees can’t leverage it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Phoenix declined to address what appeared to be inconsistencies in the labeling of some of its public reports. — Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Scott treats the tale of Gayle and Miss X as a rich and layered text, in which the inconsistencies are not lies to be triumphantly exposed but symbols to be recursively interpreted. — S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

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Verizon’s 2026 healthcare breach snapshot identifies vulnerability exploitation, phishing and credential abuse among initial access routes, alongside persistent staff errors and misconfigurations.

— Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Potential industrial applications This was then used to tell the robot’s limbs what moves to make, all the while monitoring the cube’s state to check and correct for errors.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

Eating disorders and disordered eating bring in this additional layer of societal and structural differences in gender and the gendered norms that can also influence health.

— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026
The moon owes its varying gradation to differences in surface composition and age — something Petro’s team plans to explore in the Artemis mission slated for June 2027.

— Dharma Niles, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

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