COHERENCE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

coherence

noun

kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s

Definition of coherence

as in symmetry

a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence

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Recent Examples of coherence Upon closer examination, beats like the ones that Fleming’s team described turned out to reflect not quantum coherence, but a resonance between wiggling molecular bonds. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026 The team is now working to improve coherence, speed up transmon readout, and investigate alternative versions of the hybrid architecture. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026 Conference expansion has shattered pretenses to regional coherence. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026 The combat scenes, frequently pitting Latif’s sharpened steel against more popular American weaponry, are staged with whirling verve, wit and, best of all, balletic coherence. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coherence

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Noun

There’s some neat symmetry to Martin and Brown’s version arriving now, as Lil Nas X has only just begun a new chapter himself.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026
The data can’t really tell us why, but that symmetry does suggest that the series’ oldest and youngest fans arrived at the same starting block from different directions.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of symmetry

Noun

More than a decade later, the project has been updated, reworked and rearranged with new electronic elements, new text and fresh orchestrations by Sven Helbig.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026
At the same time, new responsibilities are appearing around agents, workflow orchestration, digital performance, access, oversight and the economics of intelligent work.

— Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of orchestration

Noun

Observational data can show correlation — that people taking GLP-1s were perhaps more likely to have this eye complication occur — but not causation.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Although insider trading generally can have a correlation with future returns in the market broadly, Seyhun says banks are among the weakest areas for that kind of prediction.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of correlation

Noun

Here, next to the crystal-clear waters of Lake Keowee in Sunset, South Carolina, adventure and refinement exist in effortless harmony.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026
But Maguire and Strayer are felt as loudly as Maines across the record, through their gorgeous harmonies, but also fiddle and banjo and, sometimes, sitar and accordion.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of harmony

Noun

On the home front, the success of a separatist party in Quebec is another threat to the unity that Carney is striving for.

— Callum Sutherland, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The event as well as a luncheon the prior day in Santa Monica were rare displays of bipartisan unity at a time of heightened political polarization in the United States.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of unity

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