incoherence

noun

Definition of incoherencenext
1
as in illogic

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as in disunity

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Recent Examples of incoherence But storefronts across the city have long been weird hodgepodges, rife with misspellings and aesthetic incoherence. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026 That mistranslation is most visible in its tonal incoherence. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026 Granted, there was a lot to criticize in my writing, which was suffering from all sorts of problems, from structural incoherence to insufficient character development to—yes—didactic heavy-handedness that broke the reader’s immersion. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 But that incoherence doesn’t prevent some of Bhattacharya’s ideas on replication and research priorities from being good. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incoherence
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherence
  1. illogic
  2. disunity
  3. irrationality
  4. imbalance
  5. asymmetry
  6. disproportion
  7. disorganization
  8. dissonance
Noun
  • Art schools, like all schools, are wobbling under the illogic of the cost-benefit math.
    — Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • Wilson operated outside of conventional narrative, trusting in the magic of unexpected illogic.
    — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
Definition of illogic
Noun
  • Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.
    — Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
  • Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of disunity
Noun
  • In other words, emotion, empathy and irrationality could be seen as some of the most powerful counterweights to AI.
    — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of irrationality
Noun
  • Micron’s bright outlook Micron delivered another blowout quarter Wednesday, but the bigger takeaway was management’s outlook on the supply-demand imbalance and the prospect for a powerful stock buyback.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Jeff Nash, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The same imbalance shows up in who captures the economy’s gains.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of imbalance
Noun
  • Information asymmetry can create a reason for people to collaborate, but distributing information is only the beginning.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Artificial intelligence is likely to exacerbate this asymmetry.
    — ANNE NEUBERGER, Foreign Affairs, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of asymmetry
Noun
  • The disproportion between their small numbers and enormous consequences cannot be explained primarily by technology, mass media or even the war on terror.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of disproportion
Noun
  • The report details how bureaucratic disorganization left the Fed vulnerable to overspending on a project to renovate and connect a pair of historical federal buildings in Washington.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Why can’t our alderwoman ride herd on this chronic disruptive disorganization on behalf of her constituents?
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of disorganization
Noun
  • Stettheimer processes all this newness through Susanna’s internal dissonance and the novel’s elliptical quality.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • As a statement of purpose, its dissonances, transformations, and ultimate balance are just about perfect.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of dissonance

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“Incoherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherence. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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