ADHESIVENESS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

adhesiveness

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Definition of adhesiveness

as in cohesiveness

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Noun

Design cohesiveness As a rule of thumb, clear shower curtains tend to be well-matched for modern decor.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Despite the high stakes, there’s been no spark or cohesiveness in France’s attack, which has oddly looked devoid of ideas and inspiration.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of cohesiveness

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Over 100 landowners have denied power company surveyors access to their property, again demonstrating Maryland’s tenacity against harmful development which, frankly, no one asked for.

— Adrianne Fantasia, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
Now, thanks to the tenacity of Monasterios and the two American families who appealed to the Cassazione, his dream remains alive.

— Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tenacity

Noun

Lay’s voice is the rope that lassoes Past the Veil, with its menagerie of influences and references, into a sense of cohesion.

— Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 29 July 2026
Functioning as a unit has always been an important element for the British royal family’s public persona, with clothes reinforcing that sense of cohesion.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of cohesion

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Same mechanic as a deprecation notice, applied to a bond rather than an API, and a preview of what this looks like when the thing withdrawn is not your workflow but your attachment to it.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Bare, who has never sold, says her attachment to the property runs deeper than money.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

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