Antonyms of adj coherent

4 senses of coherent

Sense 1
coherent (vs. incoherent), consistent, logical, ordered -- (marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument")

incoherent (vs. coherent) -- (without logical or meaningful connection; "a turgid incoherent presentation")
        => confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected -- (lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts")
        => fuzzy -- (confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance")

Sense 2
coherent, logical, lucid -- (capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident")

INDIRECT (VIA rational) -> irrational -- (not consistent with or using reason; "irrational fears"; "irrational animals")

Sense 3
coherent (vs. incoherent) -- ((physics) of waves having a constant phase relation)

incoherent (vs. coherent) -- ((physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation)

Sense 4
coherent, tenacious -- (sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs")

INDIRECT (VIA adhesive) -> nonadhesive -- (not tending to adhere)

Similarity of adj coherent

4 senses of coherent

Sense 1
coherent (vs. incoherent), consistent, logical, ordered -- (marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a coherent argument")
       => seamless -- (perfectly consistent and coherent; "the novel's seamless plot")
          Also See-> logical#1; rational#1

Sense 2
coherent, logical, lucid -- (capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner; "a lucid thinker"; "she was more coherent than she had been just after the accident")
       => rational (vs. irrational) -- (consistent with or based on or using reason; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought")

Sense 3
coherent (vs. incoherent) -- ((physics) of waves having a constant phase relation)

Sense 4
coherent, tenacious -- (sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs")
       => adhesive (vs. nonadhesive) -- (tending to adhere)

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