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as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
the thriller's incoherent plot left movie audiences wondering who did what
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as in loose
consisting of particles that do not stick together
a driveway covered with incoherent gravel
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Recent Examples of incoherent
But a lot of the slop that overwhelmed the internet this year was too dumb and incoherent to be considered political.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025
While seemingly incoherent, she was placed on a stretcher as paramedics transferred her from the hotel.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump’s incoherent ramblings and twisting of facts so that there appears to be no reality or actual truth to land on has become disorienting.
—Carolyn Cavecche, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Without this cognitive translation, day-to-day stressors may dictate overall sense of well-being, or the mix and shifts between positive and negative parts of parenting may make life seem overall incoherent for these fathers.
—Anthony Vaccaro, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incoherent
Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2025
While seemingly incoherent, she was placed on a stretcher as paramedics transferred her from the hotel.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
Trump’s incoherent ramblings and twisting of facts so that there appears to be no reality or actual truth to land on has become disorienting.
—Carolyn Cavecche, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
Without this cognitive translation, day-to-day stressors may dictate overall sense of well-being, or the mix and shifts between positive and negative parts of parenting may make life seem overall incoherent for these fathers.
—Anthony Vaccaro, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherent
Adjective
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Frady is caught in something confusing and unexpected, his stance of paranoid preparedness unable to outmaneuver this, and what’s coming.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Jama says his arrest was confusing and scary.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
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And in the corner of Hadder’s old office, unguarded and unaccounted for, was a loose pile of guns.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Across the central mountains and southern ranges, loose dry avalanches are becoming a more widespread problem.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Harlem tenants say the heat in their building has been inconsistent for weeks as a dangerous cold spell grips New York City.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Injuries appeared inconsistent with ICE account The AP interviewed a doctor and five nurses who work at Hennepin County Medical Center who spoke on condition of anonymity to talk about Castañeda Mondragón’s case and conditions inside the hospital.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, the players were again jeered by home fans in a disjointed display only salvaged by Kylian Mbappe’s stoppage-time penalty.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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The piece is also one that can feel disjointed.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Archaeologists were completely confused.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Your children do not need parents who are confused about the status of their relationship.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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In his own work, the Governor has sought to smooth corners, frustrating some organizers.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Few dynamics in tennis are more frustrating than earning chances to break an opponent and then not even being able to start a point, especially in a major final.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Why would someone dig such a bizarre underground hideout?—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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Well, what happened next was pretty bizarre.—
Tom Margenau,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sentimental music, runaway kegs and brutally honest humor collide, making Bud Light’s Super Bowl moment feel effortless, absurd and perfectly timed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Mike begins to struggle with the idea of doing something that might finally give his life (and his death) meaning, and although the film goes in absurd directions, Gavras sells it by pitching everything at the level of epic satire, his grandiose images working in tandem with moments of broad humor.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Incoherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherent. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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