Cohesive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊˈhiː.sɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cohesive is an adjective meaning Having cohesion.
Meaning
Having cohesion.
More Meanings
- A substance that provides cohesion
- (linguistics) A device used to establish cohesion within a text
Example Sentences
The fourth of this group of cohesives is the anaphoric, same UT.
Maloney’s moment of magic ensured they did not. For Scotland, who produced the best of what cohesive football there was on the night, it was a merited outcome.
The idea of loyalty to a single country and culture, particularly in East Asia, may also “imply the desire to maintain a cohesive ethnocultural identity,” said Dzankic, of GLOBALCIT.
Direct comparison meta-analysis showed that viscoadaptives lead to a lower loss in cell density compared with very low viscosity dispersives, and compared with super viscous cohesives.
Word Forms
- cohesives
Synonyms for cohesive
Depending on context, synonyms include coherent, consociated, corporate, tenacious, unified, united.
Antonyms for cohesive
Common opposites include loose, separate, unconnected.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include united, adhesive, coherent, coherence, integrated, cohesion.
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