INCOHERENCE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

incoherence

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as in illogic

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Recent Examples of incoherence Granted, there was a lot to criticize in my writing, which was suffering from all sorts of problems, from structural incoherence to insufficient character development to—yes—didactic heavy-handedness that broke the reader’s immersion. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 But that incoherence doesn’t prevent some of Bhattacharya’s ideas on replication and research priorities from being good. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Feb. 2026 Analysts and former diplomats told CNN that successive British governments have failed to strike the correct balance on China, resulting in a policy characterized by mistrust, skittishness and incoherence. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026 The Europe section highlights the incoherence of the grand plan. — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for incoherence

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Noun

Art schools, like all schools, are wobbling under the illogic of the cost-benefit math.

— Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Wilson operated outside of conventional narrative, trusting in the magic of unexpected illogic.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

Definition of illogic

Noun

Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026

Definition of disunity

Noun

Despite the seriocomic set-up, as Vibeke gets more unstable, Mengel refuses to play her irrationality for laughs, instead taking the more difficult route of earnestness.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
Moreover, experts should introduce deliberate irrationality to disrupt the model’s predictive path.

— Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of irrationality

Noun

The attacker only needs to win once As Powar explained to us, cybersecurity has always favoured the attacker, but AI is making that imbalance even greater.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Work stress, health routines or an uneven distribution of responsibilities can expose an imbalance with a significant other or close friend.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026

Definition of imbalance

Noun

Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Sonon, for example, started out as a cartoonist and uses physical disproportion to express the personalities of characters.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025

Definition of disproportion

Noun

The chaos of a cluttered home may lead to a lack thereof—and that's when disorganization can cause stress in pets.

— Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 6 July 2026
Whereas, symptoms for women tend to be more internalized and subtle, such as with more quiet distractibility, daydreaming, disorganization, excessive talking and emotional dysregulation.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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