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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
While the act feels a little incoherent and borders on insanity at times — complete with pill bottles and a typewriter strewn across the stage — those are the same characteristics that defined Thompson and his writing.
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
The only difference: Trump is high energy incoherent.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
In the oftentimes incoherent audio message, the speaker discusses various grievances about his life, but the specific connection to IVF is unclear.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
His political views — or what are known of them — are contradictory if not incoherent.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2025
The only difference: Trump is high energy incoherent.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
In the oftentimes incoherent audio message, the speaker discusses various grievances about his life, but the specific connection to IVF is unclear.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
His political views — or what are known of them — are contradictory if not incoherent.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherent
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The left-hander began the ninth with a groundout, but after Ketel Marte homered and Geraldo Perdomo drew a nine-pitch walk, Spencer Bivens and Erik Miller began to get loose.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
4 July 2025
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Kershaw took a few warm up throws while Hernández got loose as Muncy’s replacement, but one wondered if the additional delay would adversely affect the 37-year old hurler.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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While the company claims that garbage pickup is continuing in all affected areas, many residents and businesses report delays and inconsistent service.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Biking advocates worry about inconsistent rules across the suburban landscape.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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But multiple Springfield insiders said the city IGA team was more disjointed than ever this past session.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Tan, with black, with green, with silver made the look feel a little disjointed.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Apr. 2025
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Everyone was very confused about whether the watch’s band could be resized because only one kind of wrist was shown in the commercial.—
Seth Reiss,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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The home appeared on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique houses on the real estate market, and people were a little confused about the interior style.—
TJ Macias
July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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The Copycat Conundrum: When Local Laws Protect Your Competitors Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of international franchising involves dealing with local copycat operations that exploit legal protections designed for domestic businesses.—
Mohaimina Haque,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The director’s latest feature, Jimmy Jaguar, is another brooding head-scratcher, one that’s equal parts fascinating and frustrating.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
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Some 40 of these bizarre, geochemically-active sub-Neptunes are currently being studied observationally.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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As a result of a bizarre last-minute decision, the nominees in two Emmys categories will be announced Tuesday morning on CBS nearly four hours ahead of the TV Academy’s official nominations announcement, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
14 July 2025
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The French super powerhouse has taken teams part since winning the UEFA Champions League crown on May 24, outscoring its foes by an absurd 21-1 margin.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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From the vantage point of 2025, this appears as absurd as suggesting that women’s soccer matches should be 70 minutes instead of 90, the same as in the men’s game.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Vinicius Junior and Bellingham had some good moments, but looked disconnected from their team-mates at other times.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Today’s enterprise treasury operations often resemble a patchwork of legacy systems, manual processes and disconnected data sources.—
Dave Glaser,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Incoherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherent. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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