Synonyms of cohesion

cohesion

noun

as in unity

a condition in which people or things are closely united

There was a lack of cohesion in the rebel army.

social cohesion

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unity
• peace
• cohesiveness
• fraternization
• friendship
• solidarity
• harmony
• sympathy
• collaboration
• empathy
• compatibility
• concord
• consensus
• comity
• understanding
• companionship
• amity
• peacefulness
• connection
• reciprocity
• congeniality
• kinship
• symbiosis
• unanimity
• agreement
• chime
• oneness
• fellowship
• affinity
• rapport
• compatibleness
• tranquillity
• serenity
• tranquility
• sweetness and light
• sereneness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conflict
• variance
• discord
• dissension
• hostility
• hatred
• antagonism
• disunity
• imbalance
• enmity
• antipathy
• alienation
• dissention
• rupture
• divorce
• breach
• severance
• incoherence
• estrangement
• disorder
• unfriendliness
• disturbance
• dissent
• schism
• strife
• anarchy
• turmoil
• scission
• dissidence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cohesion

Seemingly unlike Democrats with president Donald Trump, Jon Stewart has a bone to pick with Chuck Schumer and the minority party’s lack of cohesion and gumption around fighting back against GOP legislation. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025

But Iran, bolstered by a measure of internal cohesion in the face of an external threat from the United States, adopted an even harder bargaining position than before. —Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2025

The social cohesion that once held communities together was losing its grip. —Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025

The team embodied a collaborative spirit where creativity and cohesion were instinctive, making the experience refreshingly effortless. —Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025