consistently

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/kənˈsɪstəntli/

adverb

In a consistent manner.

CommonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbconsistently (comparative more consistently, superlative most consistently)

comparative more consistently · superlative most consistently

  1. mannerIn a consistent manner.

    Thus from October 1 the French National Railways made a number of changes in their services and consistently in the direction of higher speeds.

    1961 November, “More accelerations in the French winter timetables”, in Trains Illustrated, page 670
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    The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries.

    2008 April 7, Janet Maslin, “A Sex Researcher Walks Into a Lab, and Then Things Start to Get Comical”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022

    Synonyms: compliantly, invariably, uniformly, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, appropriately, becomingly

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a systematic or consistent manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan consistentment
  • consistentmentin a consistent manner
Esperanto akorde, konsekvence
  • akordein a consistent manner
  • konsekvencein a consistent manner
Finnish yhdenmukaisesti, yhtenäisesti
  • yhdenmukaisestiin a consistent manner
  • yhtenäisestiin a consistent manner
  • johdonmukaisestiin a consistent manner
  • järjestäänin a consistent manner
German beständig, zuverlässig
  • beständigin a consistent manner
  • zuverlässigin a consistent manner
  • regelmäßigin a consistent manner
  • konsequentin a consistent manner
  • unabweichendin a consistent manner
Greek με συνέπεια
  • με συνέπεια (me synépeia)in a consistent manner
Hungarian következetesen
  • következetesenin a consistent manner
Italian coerentemente
  • coerentementein a consistent manner
Latin congruenter
  • congruenterin a consistent manner
Portuguese consistentemente
  • consistentementein a consistent manner
Russian после́довательно
  • после́довательно (poslédovatelʹno)in a consistent manner
Spanish consistentemente
  • consistentementein a consistent manner
Swedish konsekvent
  • konsekventin a consistent manner
Turkish devamlı, aralıksız
  • devamlıin a consistent manner
  • aralıksızin a consistent manner
  • düzenliin a consistent manner
Cite this entry
APA

consistently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consistently

MLA

“consistently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consistently. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consistently,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consistently.

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