COHESIVE Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

cohesive

adjective

Definition of cohesive

as in coherent

having the parts agreeably related His argument was both cohesive and persuasive. The album is cohesive from beginning to end.

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as in durable

marked by the ability to withstand stress without structural damage or distortion They prefer to sculpt with clay because of its cohesive properties.

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Recent Examples of cohesive Having common cultural references could bring people together, making society feel more cohesive and connected. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Over a span of nearly 20 years and thousands of different writers, the writing has not been contained to a single, cohesive canon, but everything is at least centered around this organization investigating supernatural anomalies from everyday items. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026 The Royals want to find a better way to engineer a cohesive offensive attack. — Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 Behind a finished installation are hours of sourcing, processing, designing, transporting and setting up the flowers, not to mention the creative expertise required to turn buckets of individual stems into a cohesive design. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cohesive

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Adjective

This is putting certain skills, such as the ability to follow a complex argument, weigh competing views, or develop a coherent point of view, at risk.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
The youth protests have also yet to coalesce into a coherent political alternative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of coherent

Adjective

Materials that are stiff and strong tend to be good at conducting heat, while materials that are soft and less durable tend to be better at blocking heat.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
As Josh noted, a lot of this recent fundamental momentum is thought of as cyclical and not durable by the analysts.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of durable

Adjective

Democrats have circled Alaska, a typically reliable Republican state, as a winnable seat in their bid to flip the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Both problems threatened the precise control required for reliable quantum experiments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

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