coherent
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7.2
- adjective
- /koʊˈhɪrənt/
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coherente
- In the discussion, he provided a coherent response that addressed all the main points raised.
- a coherent explanation
- create a coherent argument
- clear and coherent
What's the best narrative to get a coherent understanding of reality.
- What's the best narrative to get a coherent understanding of reality.
- There is a more coherent political theory behind it.
- How do you organize it into a coherent, clear, compelling argument?
- I was not coherent, but I did my best.
- he seems to be saying in a much more coherent, better way than I have
- It means being able to respond in coherent ways to a changing environment.
- This is when I first saw what I thought was a coherent explanation of it.
- And so these ideas interlock with one another into a coherent system of ideas.
- I think what it means is we can no longer function as a coherent individual.
- The right has no shared, coherent ideology.
- They can string words together and sentences to form a coherent text.
- You're able to line them up in, in a coherent order.
- Maybe all thinking is any coherent train of thinking.
- They're far too coherent to just be made-up by the brain.
Examples
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He's having a hard time tying all of these events into a single coherent story.
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It's like trying to put together a coherent way of understanding things.
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This is when I first saw what I thought was a coherent explanation of it.
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To be good law, it should be necessary, effective, clear, coherent and accessible.
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How do you organize it into a coherent, clear, compelling argument?
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The middle school standards are robust and provide a coherent and rich preparation for high school mathematics.
Academic text (2012) -
The witness is awake and she is coherent, and we will be interviewing her shortly.
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He offers a very coherent, very cogent argument.
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Her presentation was clear and coherent, making it easy for everyone to follow her arguments.
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The essay was well-structured and coherent, demonstrating a logical flow of ideas throughout.
Synonyms
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3.8
Having clear reasons that fit the facts
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6.8
Clear and easy to follow, so people find it convincing
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4.5
Clear and easy to understand language
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4.4
Easy to hear and understand
Organized neatly so things are easy to find
Antonyms
How Coherent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Coherent comes from Latin parts co- 'together' and haerēre 'to stick', the same idea you see in adhere. So, if speech or writing is coherent, its ideas 'stick together' and are easy to follow.