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cohesive

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of cohesive

1 having the parts agreeably related

His argument was both cohesive and persuasive.

The album is cohesive from beginning to end.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of cohesive

coherent, compatible, coordinated, correspondent, matched, matching

even, proportioned, regular, symmetrical (or symmetric)

Apollinian, Apollonian

balanced, congruous, consonant, eurythmic (or eurhythmic), harmonic, harmonious

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of cohesive

asymmetrical (or asymmetric), disordered, irregular, skewed, unequal, uneven, unsymmetrical

clashing, conflicting, disunited, incompatible, uncoordinated

disharmonic, disharmonious, incongruous, inharmonic, inharmonious, unbalanced

2 marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion

They prefer to sculpt with clay because of its cohesive properties.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of cohesive

dependable, durable, reliable

infrangible, irrefragable, unbreakable

bombproof, fast, firm, sound, stable, stalwart, strong, sturdy

adherent, adhesive

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of cohesive

incoherent, loose

infirm, insecure, weak

shaky, tottering, tottery, unbalanced, wobbly (also wabbly)

rickety, unsound, unstable, unsteady

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