What is another word for incoherence?
253 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnkə͡ʊhˈi͡əɹəns], [ ɪnkəʊhˈiəɹəns], [ ɪ_n_k_əʊ_h_ˈiə_ɹ_ə_n_s]
Incoherence is a word often used to describe a lack of clarity or understanding, but there are plenty of synonyms that can convey the same idea. One option is confusion, which suggests a sense of disorientation or muddled thinking. Another possibility is inconsistency, which implies that something doesn't make sense when compared to other ideas or statements. A related term is incomprehensibility, which emphasizes that something is difficult or impossible to understand. In other cases, incoherence might be characterized as irrationality, illogic, or even madness. Ultimately, the choice of synonym will depend on the specific context, tone, and audience for the communication.
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Similar words for incoherence:
Synonyms for Incoherence:
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n.
• disorder- amorphousness ,
- anarchism ,
- anarchy ,
- chaos ,
- clutter ,
- commotion ,
- confusion ,
- deformity ,
- derangement ,
- disarrangement ,
- disarray ,
- discomposure ,
- disconnectedness ,
- dishevel ,
- disintegration ,
- disorder ,
- disorderliness ,
- entropy ,
- formlessness ,
- frenzy ,
- fuzziness ,
- inchoateness ,
- inconsistency ,
- indefiniteness ,
- indistinctness ,
- inexactness ,
- insanity ,
- irregularity ,
- lawlessness ,
- laxity ,
- looseness ,
- mess ,
- messiness ,
- muddlement ,
- obscurity ,
- perturbation ,
- shapelessness ,
- tumult ,
- turmoil ,
- unevenness .
- dis array ,
- dis arrays ,
- dis jointedness ,
- dis jointednesses ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis organization ,
- dis organizations ,
- dis solution ,
- dis solutions ,
- dis union ,
- dis unions ,
- dis-array ,
- dis-arrays ,
- dis-jointedness ,
- dis-jointednesses ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- dis-organization ,
- dis-organizations ,
- dis-solution ,
- dis-solutions ,
- dis-union ,
- dis-unions ,
- disjointednesses ,
- foul ups ,
- foul-ups ,
- foulups ,
- in coherence ,
- in coherences ,
- in-coherence ,
- in-coherences ,
- rat nest ,
- rat nests ,
- rat's nests ,
- rats nest ,
- rats nests ,
- screw ups ,
- screw-ups ,
- un connectedness ,
- un connectednesses ,
- un-connectedness ,
- un-connectednesses ,
- unconnectednesses ,
- unholy messes .
Other synonyms:
- complexity ,
- opacity .
Other relevant words:
- Antinomy ,
- Crumbling ,
- Demency ,
- Dementation ,
- Dysphasia ,
- Immiscibility ,
- Inconsonance ,
- Noncohesion ,
- Phrensy ,
- Self-contradiction ,
- Separatism ,
- aberration ,
- ablation ,
- abrupt ,
- abstraction ,
- alienation ,
- ambiguity ,
- ambivalence ,
- aphasia ,
- asymmetry ,
- atomization ,
- brainstorm ,
- breakup ,
- broken ,
- confused ,
- contradiction ,
- contradictoriness ,
- corrosion ,
- craziness ,
- decay ,
- decomposition ,
- degradation ,
- delirious ,
- delirium ,
- delusion ,
- dementia ,
- desultory ,
- dilapidation ,
- disagreement ,
- disassociation ,
- discomfiture ,
- disconnected ,
- disconnection ,
- discontinuance ,
- discontinuity ,
- discontinuous ,
- discordance ,
- discrepancy ,
- discursive ,
- disengagement ,
- disharmony ,
- disjointed ,
- disjunction ,
- disjuncture ,
- dislocation ,
- disordered ,
- disorderly ,
- disorganized ,
- dispersal ,
- displacement ,
- disproportion ,
- disruption ,
- dissolution ,
- disturbance ,
- disunion ,
- division ,
- divorce ,
- doting ,
- episode ,
- erosion ,
- erratic ,
- formless ,
- freedom ,
- furor ,
- generality ,
- hallucination ,
- heresy ,
- hokum ,
- idiocy ,
- illogical ,
- inaccuracy ,
- incoherency ,
- incoherent ,
- incompatibility ,
- incompleteness ,
- inconsequence ,
- inconsequent ,
- inconsistent ,
- indecisiveness ,
- intermittence ,
- isolation ,
- loosening ,
- lunacy ,
- lycanthropy ,
- madness ,
- mania ,
- meaninglessness ,
- mental alienation ,
- non sequitur ,
- nonconformity ,
- nonsensicality ,
- nonuniformity ,
- nonunion ,
- oxymoron ,
- paradox ,
- paranoia ,
- parenthesis ,
- parting ,
- partition ,
- phrenitis ,
- promiscuity ,
- rabies ,
- randomness ,
- ranting ,
- ravages of time ,
- raving ,
- relaxation ,
- removal ,
- resolution ,
- scattering ,
- schizophrenia ,
- segmentation ,
- separateness ,
- shift ,
- subdivision ,
- subtraction ,
- turbulence ,
- unintelligibility ,
- unorthodoxy ,
- upset ,
- wandering ,
- wear ,
- wear and tear ,
- withdrawal ,
- zoning .
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How to use "Incoherence" in context?
Incoherence is a failure to adhere to the usual rules of grammar and syntax. Inconsistency is a failure to adhere to the rules of logic. Both of these issues can lead to confusion and can make it difficult for people to understand what someone is saying. Inconsistency and incoherence can also be evidence of a mental illness.
Paraphrases for Incoherence:
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, singular or mass
coherence.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
consistency, contradiction, mismatch.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
discrepancy.
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Noun, singular or mass
Hyponym for Incoherence:
n.
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state
disconnectedness, disjuncture, disjunction, disconnection.
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state
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