Synonyms for coherence
Most common
consistency cohesion cohesiveness coherency harmony congruity
All synonyms
Noun
1. Cohesion
Other
harmony, connection, agreement, correspondence, union, accretion, sticking, congruity
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of cohering, or being coherent; internal consistency.
His arguments lacked coherence.
Related words
- Word family
- cohesion
Forms
- Plural
- coherences → cohesions, coherencies, cohesivenesses, consistencies…
Example sentences
- consistency Corn starch gives the white sauce its consistency.
- cohesion Grooming in primates increases group cohesion.
- harmony He seems to live in harmony with all his friends.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| coherence | rising | |
| consistency | steady | |
| cohesion | rising | |
| cohesiveness | steady | |
| coherency | rising | |
| harmony | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- union2
- 7 letters
- harmony3
- 8 letters
- sticking2, cohesion3
- 9 letters
- agreement3, accretion3, coherency, congruity4
- 10 letters
- connection3
- 11 letters
- consistency4
- 12 letters
- cohesiveness4
- 14 letters
- correspondence4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (union2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- cohérence
- Italiano
- coerenza
- Español
- coherencia