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Inconsistency

The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement; incompatibility.

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Contradictoriness 76% connected

The quality of being contradictory; opposition; inconsistency.

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Inconsistent 74% connected

Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incong…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Inconsistent 74% connected

Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character, sentiment, or action; incompatible; incong…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Incompatibility 92% connected

The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency; irreconcilableness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Repugnance 92% connected

Alt. of Repugnancy

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Account noun · 78% connection

a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.; "the explanat…

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Alternative noun · 78% connection

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choi…

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Ambiguity noun · 78% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Assumption noun · 78% connection

the act of taking possession of or power over something; "his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba"; "the Nazi assu…

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Believability noun · 78% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Bias adjective · 78% connection

slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric; "a bias fold"

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Choice noun · 78% connection

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there is no other alternative"; "my only choi…

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Cogency noun · 78% connection

the quality of being valid and rigorous

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Confounding adjective · 78% connection

that confounds or contradicts or confuses

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Contradictory adjective · 78% connection

that confounds or contradicts or confuses

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Credibility noun · 78% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Credibleness noun · 78% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Critical adjective · 78% connection

characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; "a critical reading"; "a critical dissertation"; "a critical analysis of Melville's…

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Critique verb · 78% connection

appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance"

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Dependability noun · 78% connection

the quality of being dependable or reliable

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Dependableness noun · 78% connection

the quality of being dependable or reliable

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Equivocalness noun · 78% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Evidence noun · 78% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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-ties pl. · 78% connection

of Incompatibility

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Against preposition · 78% connection

In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, advers…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Analogy noun · 78% connection

A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise en…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Antagonism noun · 78% connection

Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things or principles.

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Antinomy noun · 78% connection

A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a contradiction as arises from the attem…

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Antipathy noun · 78% connection

Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Be verb · 78% connection

To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the subject of a certain pre…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Collapse verb · 78% connection

To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have the sides or parts of (…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Conflict noun · 78% connection

an incompatibility of dates or events; "he noticed a conflict in the dates of the two meetings"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Contradiction noun · 78% connection

Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency; incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is inconsistent.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Discomposition noun · 78% connection

Inconsistency; discordance.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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Discomposure noun · 78% connection

Discordance; disagreement of parts.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inconsistent, discordance, respect, sentiment, contrariety.
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