coherent

[koh-heer-uhnt, -her-] / koʊˈhɪər ənt, -ˈhɛr- /

ADJECTIVE

understandable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

comprehensible consistent intelligible logical lucid meaningful orderly rational reasoned systematic

WEAK

articulate identified organized sound

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confused disorderly irrational obscure unintelligible unmethodical unreasonable unsystematic

WEAK

disorganized incomprehensible not understandable unrational

Example Sentences

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But he knows that a coherent worldview isn’t something he has to worry about.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Fossil evidence helped us resolve a longstanding question, but only modern computing made it possible to narrow thousands of evolutionary scenarios, each informed by trait data for hundreds of species, into a single, coherent story.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

I'm intrigued by the demands of the new era and feel it's consistent and coherent with the current age.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

These programs are siloed, with no coherent, connecting strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Joined together, the great mass of human minds around the earth seems to behave like a coherent, living system.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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