COHERENCE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

coherence

noun

kō-ˈhir-ən(t)s

as in symmetry

a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence

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Recent Examples of coherence The report highlights a critical need for policy coherence as manufacturers face an increasingly fragmented environment of climate disclosures, greenhouse gas obligations, and labor frameworks. —

Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026 Flush with capital and confidence but short on coherence, Quibi shut down in December 2020, just six months after its debut. —

Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Other milestones include higher qubit counts — which increase the potential size and complexity of problems a quantum computer can represent and help solve — and coherence times, which allow more reliable computations by reducing the impact of noise and errors. —

Dylan Butts,matthew Chin, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 Or, to put it another way, technology of this sort makes the private dream of coherence more vivid. —

Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coherence

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Noun

There is a certain symmetry that goes along with Nilan and Miller going into the Hall together, of course.

— Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 2 May 2026
The wall displayed a careful repetition and symmetry using pieces of the vertebral column.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026