Synonyms for cohesion
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
State of cohering, or of working together.
Unit cohesion is important in the military.
Related words
- Word family
- cohesionless coherence
Forms
- Plural
- cohesions → cohesivenesses, coherences, coherencies, agglutinations…
Example sentences
- coherence Academic writing needs to show cohesion and coherence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cohesion | rising | |
| coherence | rising | |
| cohesiveness | steady | |
| coherency | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- coherence3, coherency
- 12 letters
- cohesiveness4
- 13 letters
- agglutination
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (coherence3 = 3 syllables).