incoherently

Examples

• All

• Scenes flashed incoherently through my mind, like glittering fragments of a shattered window pane.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Three hours later, Brother Golic returned babbling incoherently about some kind of beast.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Oswald was shouting more incoherently than usual.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Its owner, whose face I had not yet seen, muttered boozily and incoherently.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The highly intelligent intern raved incoherently throughout most of the morning.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Shouting incoherently in English, Mitch fell headlong to the floor, kicking and thrashing.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The leprechaun turned a bright crimson and spluttered incoherently.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The black-haired stranger followed, berating them incoherently and waving his hands.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Arresting officers mention he was speaking incoherently about killing off the jellyfish that in recent years have choked what was once a vibrant fishing industry.

  Half-Life (2008)

• One witness reported that the man was speaking incoherently during the incident, making it difficult to understand him.

Synonyms

I

indistinctly

vsincoherently

23 6.3

Hard to see, hear, or remember clearly

emphasizes broader lack of coherence and logic instead of only vague senses

C

confusingly

vsincoherently

3 4.0

In a way that makes it hard to understand

means the same unclear quality but also includes broken logic or coherence

I

incomprehensibly

vsincoherently

2 8.0

It is very hard to understand

means a general failure to be clear, not always total inability to understand

U

unintelligibly

vsincoherently

2 8.1

In a way that is very hard to understand

is similar but often includes unclear logic or lack of coherent ordering

I

illogically

vsincoherently

1 6.8

In a way that does not follow clear thinking

describes general lack of clarity and coherence beyond merely bad logic

C

confusedly

vsincoherently

1 4.0

In a way that shows you are not sure or do not understand

indicates general serious lack of coherence and logical sequence beyond mere disorder

U

unclearly

vsincoherently

1 4.4

Not clear or hard to understand

adds absence of logical order and coherence beyond plain lack of clarity

N

nonsensically

vsincoherently

1 6.5

In a way that is not logical or clear

focuses specifically on lack of sense, while the key stresses broader confusion

P

perplexingly

vsincoherently

1 7.9

In a way that makes something hard to understand

carries general lack of clarity but less focus on the puzzling effect

C

confoundingly

vsincoherently

1 8.4

In a way that is very confusing and hard to understand

expresses confusion but the key also implies missing logical connection between parts

B

bafflingly

vsincoherently

1 7.9

In a way that is hard to understand

signals extreme confusion while the key covers both mild and severe lack of clarity

D

disjointedly

vsincoherently

7.3

In a way that is not connected and is hard to follow

emphasizes general lack of clarity and logic rather than only disconnection

A

abstrusely

vsincoherently

• Formal

9.9

In a way that makes something hard to understand

relates to general lack of clarity, but the key is not only technical obscurity

I

indecipherably

vsincoherently

8.5

So unclear that people cannot read or understand it

is broader, covering unclear meaning even when the form itself can be read

U

undecipherably

vsincoherently

9.8

In a way people cannot read or understand

matches the key in meaning but focuses on the unreadable physical form

M

mistily

vsincoherently

7.5

In a way that is unclear and gives no details

applies to general lack of clarity and organization rather than just visual blur

M

mushily

vsincoherently

8.2

In a vague and unclear way

notes the same vagueness but the key also covers broken logical links

U

unintuitively

vsincoherently

8.2

In a way that is hard to understand or does not match what you expect

refers more broadly to incoherent or illogical expression, not only unexpected outcomes

Antonyms

L

logically

70 3.7

You think clearly and sensibly to reach a reasonable answer

C

coherently

6 7.0

In a clear and logical way that shows how parts fit together

How Coherent

coherently

6 7.0

clearly

881 1.0

unclearly

1 4.4

incoherently

5 6.7

incomprehensibly

2 8.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology