adjective · academic
consistent
/kənˈsɪstənt/con·SIS·tent
Band 5-6task2speaking
showing the same behavior or results over time; in agreement with something
Examples
“Her findings are consistent with previous research.”
“To get reliable results you need consistent data.”
“Students should be consistent in their study habits to improve grades.”
Band 8 sentence
“The experimental results were consistent across multiple trials, strengthening the study's validity.”
Collocations
- consistent with
- be consistent
- consistent results
Word family
consistent adjectiveconsistently adverbconsistency noun
Common mistakes
constantly→consistent
Say it for a higher band
5same→6steady→7+consistent
Synonyms
stable
coherent
Easily confused
constantly
“She constantly checks her phone during meetings.”
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