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cohesive

/koʊˈhi.sɪv/adjective3 syllables

Cohesive means: causing cohesion.

Synonyms for cohesive7

adjective, as in causing cohesion

adhesive

adjective, as in cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated

united

also used for cohesive

coherent, consociated, corporate, tenacious, unified

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What does cohesive mean?2

adjective

1

causing cohesion“a cohesive agent”

2

cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated“a cohesive organization”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cohesive?1

three syllables

adhesive
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Cohesive in a sentence

  • The departmental heads, lost in petty argument, could not reach a cohesive decision.papabear
  • A text could be coherent but not cohesive, and vice versa.Jesse
  • None of those thoughts are cohesive nor do they make sense independently.Eccles17
  • Their team is not very cohesive.AlanF_US

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