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← Dictionary

coherent

/kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/

IELTSAcademic

adjective

Logical and consistent; easy to understand because the parts fit well together.

Her essay was clear and coherent.
The report is coherent and easy to follow.
The committee produced a coherent plan.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: coherent stresses logical flow and clarity, unlike consistent which focuses on uniformity over time. It differs from articulate (fluent expression) and explicit (clearly stated). Choose coherent when structure and easy understanding are central.

In other languages

Spanish: coherente
Japanese: 一貫した、論理的な
Korean: 논리적이고 일관된
Vietnamese: trong mạch lạc
Chinese: 连贯的

Common phrases

coherent argumentcoherent narrativecoherent structurecoherent presentation

Synonyms

clear logical consistent lucid explicit

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