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cohesive

cohesive

38 6.3
Keeping people or parts united and working well
  • adjective
  • /koʊˈhiːsɪv/
translation icon : cohesivo
  • And your team must form a cohesive unit to have any hope of victory.
  • a cohesive group
  • create a cohesive group
  • form a cohesive unit

That's why we have no really cohesive American cinema.

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Examples

  • For now, there is little evidence of a cohesive foreign policy within the Community.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The researchers presented a cohesive argument that effectively linked all their findings.

  • We need to have a cohesive story.

  • Now, our primary objective is to become a cohesive unit.

  • Our brains want to make a cohesive story.

  • Utilization of these aspects will create a cohesive program meeting the needs of the university, school, and student.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Our success, our very survival... is contingent upon our functioning together as one cohesive unit.

  • To win the championship, the players need to work together as a cohesive unit.

  • Creating a cohesive team environment is essential for achieving our goals.

Synonyms

united
vscohesive
2.2

Joined as one group and working toward the same goal

is about making separate elements join and work together rather than simply being joined
unified
vscohesive
127 4.1

Different parts join to make one whole

focuses on causing elements to stick or cooperate rather than the final formed state
unifying
vscohesive
4 3.7

Brings people or things together into one group

emphasizes causing elements to join and cooperate beyond merely gathering
coherent
vscohesive
4 7.2

Parts that stick together and form one whole

is about causing separate elements to join or work together effectively
unitive
vscohesive
1 7.5

Helps people come together and work as a group

is active in causing elements to stick or work together effectively
consolidated
vscohesive
1 4.9

Combined into one unit from separate parts

is about causing parts to join or work together rather than the finished result
gluelike
vscohesive
5.5

Making a group of people stay together and work well

is broader meaning it causes elements to stick or work together effectively
agglutinative
vscohesive
9.5

Tends to stick together like glue

is about causing elements to stick or work together effectively
co-ordinated
vscohesive
  • UK
3.9

Organized so all parts or people work together well

causes elements to join and cooperate rather than simply being arranged
coordinated
vscohesive
3.9

Organized so people or parts work well together as a unit

causes separate parts to join and function together rather than mere order
consolidative
vscohesive
8.0

Tending to join several things into one unit

is about causing elements to stick or work together effectively

Antonyms

10 6.0

Not clear or organized, with ideas that jump around

9 4.4

Not whole because it is broken into separate parts

How Cohesive

seamless
30 4.9
integrated
2 3.8
cohesive
38 6.3
loose
155 1.0
fragmented
9 4.4

Surface Forms

cohesive positive

Morphology

cohesive = cohere + cohesion (transparent) = cohes + ive

The adjective is a regular adjectival formation from the root seen in 'cohere'/'cohesion' and means 'tending to cohere' or 'forming a united whole', which learners can derive from the base.

Etymology

The word cohesive comes from co- meaning 'together' and the Latin root haerere meaning 'to stick'. So, like the word adhesive, something cohesive 'sticks' parts together into one whole or helps a group work well together.