Entry Word: cogent

Function: adjective

Meaning: having the power to persuade <the results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal>

Synonyms compelling, conclusive, convincing, decisive, effective, forceful, persuasive, satisfying, strong, telling

Related Words sound, valid, well-founded; important, significant, weighty; material, pertinent, relevant

Near Antonyms groundless, invalid, unfounded, unsound; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; immaterial, irrelevant

Antonyms inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, unconvincing