LOGICALNESS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

logicalness

noun

as in coherence

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Noun

In his hands, their coherence lay elsewhere, in their responsiveness to the situations that generated them.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
The lack of close coordination between these simple details undermines the structure’s coherence and intent.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of coherence

Noun

And in Nazareth, one of Israel’s largest Arab cities, Awni Zoabi thanked God for a possible return to rationality in a country where extreme rhetoric has increased.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
More than anything, what bothered Swift were claims to certainty, of fervency either in religion or rationality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rationality

Noun

Some songs are difficult to follow without lyric sheets in hand, and even then, the internal logic collapses, baiting you in with coherent ideas before going in another direction.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Making collaboration count That same logic is also driving interest in sourcing pools—by no means a novel concept but one that has been discussed more in the abstract than put into practice.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of logic

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Backhaus, by contrast, works it all out for her audience in terms that might be hopeful but lack theatrical cogency.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
In one of its most demanding assignments of recent memory, the San Francisco Opera Chorus led by John Keene embodies one population after another — monkeys, undersea dwellers, gods and heavenly hangers-on — and does it with power and cogency.

— Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Nov. 2025

Definition of cogency

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Art—in the broadest sense—has been enlisted to this aim in the region at least once before, namely in the construction of hundreds of new churches during the spiritual low point of the immediate postwar period.

— Kristian Vistrup Madsen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
But cancer, a spinal issue, and three surgeries in three years changed my body and my sense of balance.

— Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

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