Synonyms

cohesive

American

[koh-hee-siv] / koʊˈhi sɪv /

adjective

characterized by or causing cohesion.

a cohesive agent.
cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified.

a cohesive organization.
Physics. of or relating to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

Other Word Forms

cohesively adverb
cohesiveness noun
noncohesive adjective
uncohesive adjective

Etymology

Origin of cohesive

First recorded in 1720–30; cohes(ion) + -ive

Example Sentences

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It is hard for governments and companies to respond to such disguised measures effectively and cohesively.

From The Wall Street Journal

Professor Vince Gaffney said that as a "cohesive structure" they could be "one of the largest prehistoric structures in Britain, if not the largest prehistoric structure".

From BBC

It’s challenging to paint the two different materials and make them appear as one, cohesive body, Gower said, but the artists he worked with are “incredible craftspeople,” some of whom are classically trained painters.

From Los Angeles Times

There may once have been a time when a cohesive nation, united around basic values and principles and sharing a common identity, could tolerate such a dominant single cultural influence over it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Clarke's side rode their luck at times in their group opener in Denmark, but they looked a far more cohesive unit out of possession in a rigid 4-4-2 shape.

From BBC

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