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incoherent

adjective

ˌin-kō-ˈhir-ənt How to pronounce incoherent (audio)
Definition of incoherentnext
1
as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected the thriller's incoherent plot left movie audiences wondering who did what

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2
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 The problem is compounded by an EU that has passed its post-Cold War peak and is increasingly divided and incoherent, limiting France’s ability to mobilize the bloc behind any strategic agenda, let alone Paris’s. — Kamran Bokhari, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Employees also reported receiving incoherent emails from Redway that referenced specific concerts. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 This experiment was different since sunlight is highly polarized but incoherent in space and time. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 Rossi treated the paint surface, meanwhile, by removing oxidized varnish, decayed retouching, and incoherent integrations and additions, allowing viewers to appreciate the luminosity of Fra Angelico’s palette and the precision of his gilding. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incoherent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherent
  1. confusing
  2. loose
  3. inconsistent
  4. disjointed
  5. confused
  6. frustrating
  7. bizarre
  8. absurd
Adjective
  • Here, those extra voices vastly outnumber the two main characters, leading to a profusion of confusing subplots that stray away from the main themes.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Vaccines increasingly feel like a high-stakes decision – but with increasingly confusing and contradictory public health information.
    — Jennifer Reich, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of confusing
Adjective
  • After the wound areas are a brown color, dip the cut ends in rooting powder and stick them a few inches deep into containers of moist, loose potting soil.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Snell isn’t the sturdiest of starters, having missed most of the season because of shoulder fatigue and loose bodies in his left elbow.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of loose
Adjective
  • Some of his movement was inconsistent, like all over the place.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Add an inconsistent Mookie Betts and an incredibly streaky Teoscar Hernández to an already-shaky lineup.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of inconsistent
Adjective
  • After a disjointed 26-14 loss to the Cardinals, Mike McDaniel and Justin Herbert say the Chargers offense must fix their problems on offense to beat the Raiders on Sunday.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Yoro and Heaven were flanked by the more experienced Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot, but their presence did little to bring calm to a defence that looked disjointed and nervous.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of disjointed
Adjective
  • Call them wrong, or confused, or uninformed, but these are the voters who decide elections.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Londoner walked away looking only slightly less confused.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • For general appreciators, the series’ excesses and redundancies are likely to be frustrating, as are its frequent lack of focus and general sense of over-sanitization.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Indeed, Infiniti’s wide-eyed portrait of a prodigy is equal parts inspired and frustrating.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of frustrating
Adjective
  • Appropriated from a John Cale album, the title accurately describes scenes of bloodletting committed by bizarre, scenery-chewing yakuza members, and the energy hovers somewhere around a bloodier-than-baseline Takashi Miike movie from the mid-2000s.
    — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Her family and church life remained opaque, but her bizarre comedic timing and magnetic onscreen presence turned her into everyone’s favorite reality-TV anti-hero.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bizarre
Adjective
  • The English dialogue for these films was often absurd and barely coherent, written to conform to the movements of the actors’ mouths.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Correa’s contract contains a full no-trade clause, though any thought of the Astros moving him seems absurd.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of absurd

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