coherent
adjective
co·her·ent
kō-ˈhir-ənt 
-ˈher-
1
a
: logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated : consistent
coherent style
a coherent argument
b
: having clarity or intelligibility : understandable
a coherent person
a coherent passage
2
: having the quality of holding together or cohering
3
a
: relating to or composed of waves having a constant difference in phase
coherent light
b
: producing coherent light
a coherent source
coherently
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of coherent in a Sentence
… the diaries and the novels demonstrate how a novelist tweaks and grooms reality into something more structured and coherent than life as it is lived.
—
Penelope Lively, Atlantic, February 2001
He is without a political agenda as he is without a coherent moral sensibility.
—Joyce Carol Oates, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 1990
At times, without my insisting on it, my writings become coherent; the successive elements that occur to me are clearly related.
—William Stafford, Writing the Australian Crawl, 1978
This time the song was old, a pattern of rhythmic monosyllables which had lost coherent meaning somewhere in time.
—Tony Hillerman, The Blessing Way, 1970
He proposed the most coherent plan to improve the schools.
They are able to function as a coherent group.
Penelope Lively, Atlantic, February 2001
He is without a political agenda as he is without a coherent moral sensibility.
—Joyce Carol Oates, Entertainment Weekly, 27 July 1990
At times, without my insisting on it, my writings become coherent; the successive elements that occur to me are clearly related.
—William Stafford, Writing the Australian Crawl, 1978
This time the song was old, a pattern of rhythmic monosyllables which had lost coherent meaning somewhere in time.
—Tony Hillerman, The Blessing Way, 1970
He proposed the most coherent plan to improve the schools.
They are able to function as a coherent group.
Recent Examples on the Web
More coherent stock option regulation, enhanced incentives to found a company, and lower entrepreneur taxes.
—Jorge Lluch, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock, was known for his ability to weave together insights from various fields to present a coherent view of the future.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Cold Case presents that latter story in its most coherent form yet.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Riyadh’s efforts to coordinate a coherent GCC position on Palestinian statehood can also help calm regional tensions by pressuring the United States, Europe, and powers such as China and Russia to back their approach to end the conflict in the Middle East.
—Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
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Jorge Lluch, Fortune Europe, 26 Nov. 2024
Alvin Toffler, author of Future Shock, was known for his ability to weave together insights from various fields to present a coherent view of the future.
—Robert B. Tucker, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Cold Case presents that latter story in its most coherent form yet.
—Alessa Dominguez, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Riyadh’s efforts to coordinate a coherent GCC position on Palestinian statehood can also help calm regional tensions by pressuring the United States, Europe, and powers such as China and Russia to back their approach to end the conflict in the Middle East.
—Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coherent. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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