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co·her·ent
 coherent
- pronunciation:
- ko
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
lumping, holding, or sticking together.
She molded the clay into a coherent lump.- synonyms:
- agglutinative, cohesive
- similar words:
- sticky, viscous
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| definition 2: |
logically ordered or connected; consistent.
The candidate's positions on the various issues are coherent.This paragraph is not coherent, so it's difficult to follow your argument.- synonyms:
- consistent, logical, rational
- antonyms:
- desultory, incoherent, muddled, unconnected
- similar words:
- articulate, clear, cogent, cohesive, comprehensible, intelligible, lucid, meaningful, orderly, organized, systematic, understandable
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| related words: |
consistent, legitimate, limpid, logical |
| derivation: |
coherently (adv.) |
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