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Mismatch vs Inconsistency - What's the difference?

mismatch | inconsistency |

Inconsistency is a synonym of mismatch.



As nouns the difference between mismatch and inconsistency

is that mismatch is something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable while inconsistency is the state of being inconsistent.

As a verb mismatch

is to match unsuitably; to fail to match.

mismatch

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(es)
  • To match unsuitably; to fail to match

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (es)
  • Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 7 , author=Dominic Fifield , title=England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges. }}

    inconsistency

    English

    Noun

    (inconsistencies)
  • The state of being inconsistent
  • (logic) an incompatibility between two propositions that cannot both be true

    • Synonyms

    * contrariety, * deviation, * difference * disagreement * disparity * disproportion * disproportionateness * dissimilarity * dissonance * divergence * incongruity * inconsonance * inequality * paradox * unlikeness * variance

    Antonyms

    * consistency