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cohesiveness

[koh-hee-siv-nis] / koʊˈhi sɪv nɪs /


NOUN
tendency to stick together
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agglutinativity clumpiness coalescence
STRONG
glueyness stickiness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
crumbliness friability
STRONG
granularity looseness


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He valued players who had built cohesiveness skating together at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, confident they could coalesce into a whole greater than the sum of their parts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Given all the signposts the story’s obligated to hit, the plot’s cohesiveness is a minor miracle.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2025

Meanwhile, Samoa boss Ben Gardiner was delighted by the cohesiveness of his side, who had only trained together six times prior to this fixture.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024

Another aspect to the cohesiveness was cause and effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2024

Under Mr. Dantzler, the Big Store became a source of town cohesiveness and a social gathering spot.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam


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