COHERENT Synonyms: 129 Similar and Opposite Words

coherent

adjective

kō-ˈhir-ənt

Definition of coherent

as in logical

according to the rules of logic a coherent blueprint to hooking up a home theater system with a minimum of fuss

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as in understandable

capable of being understood the victim of the attack was too distraught to make a coherent statement

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as in consistent

not having or showing any apparent conflict a business venture that is coherent with the company's long-range goals

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Recent Examples of coherent My grandfather held the plot of land at San Gaetano together as a coherent whole, seeking to safeguard its beauty. — Angelica Calabrese, Longreads, 7 July 2026 Senra found a small budget spread across 35 different shows with no coherent rationale for any of them. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 5 July 2026 At around 5 kilometers depth, melt fractions exceeded 30 percent by volume—well past the point where rock can hold together as a coherent slab. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026 Is there any bigger money shot than a city-sized flying saucer poised over the White House delivering a lethal laser blast of searing coherent light? — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for coherent

Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherent

Adjective

And Marte has already experienced professional success in Japan, making a return to NPB a logical next step after his latest setback in North America.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Taking the idea a step further, the authors took 940 problems from three math benchmark datasets and used an LLM to break down their logical structure into a set of premises and a final question.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Definition of logical

Adjective

The comments provide additional context for a return that has included both encouraging signs and understandable growing pains.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The idea remains fan speculation rather than reported fact, but her announcement history makes the urge to investigate understandable.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Definition of understandable

Adjective

McCarty added that Asylon wants to give aircraft maintainers tools that make inspections faster, safer, and more consistent.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
River flow was also below average across Europe, consistent with the widespread dry conditions, according to Copernicus.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of consistent

Adjective

While shocking, the Australian Space Agency said there’s a completely rational, albeit cosmic, explanation.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 8 July 2026
But for now, the decline of reading seems to be ushering in a less rational, analytical, and sophisticated mode of thinking.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of rational

Adjective

California will share its own records through the program, including state ID holders’ names, social security numbers and dates of birth would be accessible to DMVs across the country.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Petersburg, where the challenger has lived for decades, is an island community of about 3,000 people in southeast Alaska that is accessible only by air or water.

— Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of accessible

Adjective

This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The underlying package also remains compatible with the upcoming PCIe Gen6 specification, allowing future products to adopt faster interfaces without requiring an entirely new storage design.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Definition of compatible

Adjective

Part of what’s at work is a reasonable desire to give a party with more than its share of grizzled congressional veterans a jolt of youthful energy.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
This week prosecutors need only demonstrate that there are reasonable grounds to believe Robinson killed Kirk.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 July 2026

Definition of reasonable

Adjective

By these arguments, an AI proof of a mathematical conjecture that has stubbornly resisted human efforts would be useful only if comprehensible to humans.

— Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
Suddenly, Marjane succumbing to sorrow became achingly comprehensible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Definition of comprehensible

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