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as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
the thriller's incoherent plot left movie audiences wondering who did what
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as in loose
consisting of particles that do not stick together
a driveway covered with incoherent gravel
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Recent Examples of incoherent
Handcuffed by officers, she is seen screaming and sounding incoherent.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
Some states are in line with certain federal practices, and then some states are doing a bunch of incoherent, illogical things.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
There’s no shortage of accessible documentation showing the 78-year-old’s slide from strategically unpredictable to perilously incoherent.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Abusive, profane, self-promotional, misleading, incoherent or off-topic comments will be rejected.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024
Some states are in line with certain federal practices, and then some states are doing a bunch of incoherent, illogical things.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
There’s no shortage of accessible documentation showing the 78-year-old’s slide from strategically unpredictable to perilously incoherent.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Abusive, profane, self-promotional, misleading, incoherent or off-topic comments will be rejected.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for incoherent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherent
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Their overall message was popular, too: A smaller federal government, looser regulations and a private sector approach to the public sector have long been cornerstones of conservative governance.Emily Wilkins, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Grammy nominee styled her signature blonde hair in a half-up, half-down look with loose curls.Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Premier League this season is inconsistent, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing.Nick Miller, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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True, Anthony Richardson is wildly inconsistent but he’s got the big arm to burn the Broncos deep as Jameis Winston did before Denver’s bye.Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The rattled and disjointed offense never got going as the unit ran out of time to erase a growing deficit.Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 23 Nov. 2024
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Still, the messaging toward these voters has been a little disjointed at times.Philip Eliott / Detroit, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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The headlines are still coming thick and fast, pushing advice on a user base now equal parts concerned and confused.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Befuddling sales processes, complex product offerings, and a lack of business transparency have left people feeling more confused than protected in outdated models that don't empower consumers to choose for themselves.Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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Prediction: Bengals 37, Cowboys 30 Matt Levine: The Bengals have been one of the more frustrating teams this season.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Eagles know their offense can’t devolve into a frustrating mess for a second straight season.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Her material consists of tales of her bizarre upbringing, highly unconventional family, and filterless confessions of her time on this filthy planet.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
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Red One seemed like a bizarre experiment, some sort of action film-adjacent Santa Claus movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans that almost seemed to be a sort of parody of itself.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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But the series, like the film, shows that vampires are also multidimensional — vulnerable, emotional, funny, absurd — and completely out of place in the modern world.Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Their lives often appear dramatic and borderline absurd.Daisy Jones, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2024
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If these feelings of loneliness persist and Gen Z continues to feel disconnected from their communities, there could be ripple effects on everything from civic engagement to mental health crises, according to Driscoll.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Locked in the Grabber’s basement, the boy begins receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s victims.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Incoherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherent. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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