Synonyms of cogency

cogency

noun

1

as in effectiveness

the capacity to persuade

the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effectiveness
• conclusiveness
• validity
• authority
• persuasiveness
• strength
• credibility
• forcefulness
• soundness
• persuasion
• convincingness
• power
• force
• impact
• appeal
• weight
• suasiveness
• believability
• influence
• definitiveness
• might
• punch
• authoritativeness
• sway
• seductiveness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ineffectiveness
• inconclusiveness
• invalidity
• unsoundness
• ineffectuality
• ineffectualness
• shakiness
• feebleness
• weakness
• powerlessness

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• ineffectiveness
• inconclusiveness
• invalidity
• unsoundness
• ineffectuality
• ineffectualness
• shakiness
• feebleness
• weakness
• powerlessness

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2

as in impact

the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect

satirical comments of great cogency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effectiveness
• impact
• significance
• importance
• forcefulness
• point
• punch
• force
• appeal
• charm
• payoff
• attraction
• fascination