COHERES Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

coheres

verb

present tense third-person singular of cohere

as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point the account in his journal coheres with the official report of the battle

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as in cooperates

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members beset by personal animosities, the people of the neighborhood could not cohere into an effective civic association

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Recent Examples of coheres The mark is not a single mark at all but an accumulation of marks that coheres into a whole by theatrically—even illusionistically—representing itself as a single brushstroke. — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 After one of the drivers is fired for his union activity, the warehouse slowly coheres around voting to become part of the Teamsters Union. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 Unfortunately, very little on this project coheres in any meaningful or crazy sniffable way. — Christopher R. Weingarten, Pitchfork, 28 Aug. 2026 The Willamette is less a river running through Oregon than one of the reasons Oregon coheres at all. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 But the character never quite coheres. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026 This is a federal regulator who is using the power of government to coheres both Nexstar and ABC to take Jimmy Kimmel down off the air. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2025

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Verb

Sensory input signals go through the brainstem before being directed to the center of the brain that corresponds to that sense.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
Neither corresponds to any investigation, case, incident, or call for service.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of corresponds

Verb

When the weather cooperates, book an al fresco table among the pagoda trees and boxwoods of the lush garden that feels light years away from the city.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
If risk is purely a market phenomenon, the response is to time entries and exits well and hope the cycle cooperates.

— Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of cooperates

Verb

That coincides with Chinese research ships spending an extraordinary amount of time apparently surveying undersea cables—not to mention Chinese commercial ships being investigated for cutting cables in both European and Asian waters.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 28 Oct. 2026
The drama in the aforementioned case coincides with comedic actor Russell Brand’s rape trial in London.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of coincides

Verb

But the thing that unites all their work, across all phases of production, is a persistence to muscle it past whatever obstacles and challenges lie in its path.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2026
Simon’s hospitalization unites his estranged parents, played by the always-nice-to-encounter Joaquina Kalukango and Jason Tam, who have differing opinions about whether to take him off life support.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of unites

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What’s happened conforms to a classic pattern of far-left and far-right politics in France, and in Europe generally.

— Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Related Stories InCheck reports summarize how a factory’s chemical inventory conforms to ZDHC’s Manufacturing Restricted Substances List, or MRSL.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of conforms

Verb

The program frequently collaborates with the university’s Connecticut Repertory Theatre company.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Stylist Samantha McMillen, who also collaborates with Elle’s sister Dakota Fanning, curated the actress’ premiere look.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of collaborates

Verb

The debate over doing more School officials will be the first to admit that not everyone agrees.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of agrees

Verb

The flap magnetically fits over a front-facing peg that holds an indicator LED that glows different colors depending on the case’s battery level.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
With so many styles, sizes, and price points available, finding a tree that fits your space, budget and decorating style is easier than ever.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

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