inconsistently
In uneven fashion
In a manner that lacks uniformity or steadiness.
Someone who behaves inconsistently acts one way at one time and differently at another: The rules were applied inconsistently across departments.
Data collected inconsistently can't be reliably compared.
The word often implies criticism—that consistency was expected but not delivered.
In untrustworthy manner
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
- waveringlyIn an unsteady manner
falteringly · haltingly · uncertainly · precariously · dubiously · questionably · shakily · changeably
Without foreseeable pattern
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
- randomlyWithout deliberate selection
- capriciouslyIn unpredictable fashion
fitfully · spasmodically · chaotically · unevenly · impulsively · jerkily · aimlessly · desultorily
In irregular manner
- nonuniformlyNot in equal measure
- disparatelyIn unlike ways
- heterogeneouslyIn varied, mixed fashion
- divergentlyIn separating directions
patchily · differently · irregularly · asymmetrically · disproportionately · lopsidedly · unequally
At irregular intervals
- periodicallyAt recurring intervals
- episodicallyHappening in distinct segments
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
- on-and-offOccurring at irregular intervals
discontinuously · fitfully · spasmodically · patchily · recurrently · alternately · staccato · brokenly
undependably
In untrustworthy manner
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
waveringly · falteringly · haltingly · uncertainly · precariously · dubiously · questionably · shakily · changeably · inconstantly
unpredictably
Without foreseeable pattern
- haphazardlyWithout order or plan
- sporadicallyAt irregular intervals
- randomlyWithout deliberate selection
capriciously · fitfully · spasmodically · chaotically · unevenly · impulsively · jerkily · aimlessly · desultorily · whimsically
unevenly
In irregular manner
- nonuniformlyNot in equal measure
- disparatelyIn unlike ways
- heterogeneouslyIn varied, mixed fashion
divergently · patchily · differently · irregularly · asymmetrically · disproportionately · lopsidedly · unequally
sporadically
At irregular intervals
- periodicallyAt recurring intervals
- episodicallyHappening in distinct segments
- occasionallyAt infrequent intervals
on-and-off · discontinuously · fitfully · spasmodically · patchily · recurrently · alternately · staccato · brokenly · off-and-on
inconsistentlyconsistently
In an unchanging way
uniformly · steadily · regularly · constantly · invariably
inconsistentlydependably
Consistently, as expected
reliably · faithfully · unfailingly · without fail · like clockwork
inconsistentlycoherently
In connected, sensible manner
logically · harmoniously · congruently · compatibly · in accord