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cogent
Synonyms and Antonyms of cogent
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 authoritative, definitive; sound, valid, well-founded; important, significant, weighty; material, pertinent, relevant Near Antonyms groundless, invalid, shaky, unfounded, unsound; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; immaterial, irrelevant; feeble, weak Antonyms inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive
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