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Definition

sensible and clear; or describing parts as fitting together in a consistent or pleasing manner

A comprehensive dictionary will have more specialized definitions of coherent such as one used in physics.

She presented a compelling and coherent plan.

coherent = sensible and clear

She was speaking incoherently.

incoherently = in a manner that was not sensible or clear

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherently means not and reverses the meaning of coherently. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

Her argument is coherent.

coherent = sensible and clear

She is more coherent now than she was just after the accident an hour ago.

coherent = sensible and clear

He'd try to bring the night into focus, willing coherence, but the effort would only cause distortions.
Tim O'Brien -- The Things They Carried

coherence = logical consistency (in what he saw)

She was coherent, but barely; she was tired, the drugs made her woozy, and she kept closing her eyes.
Sarah Dessen -- Someone Like You

coherent = able to think logically and express herself clearly

She sat twisting her hands together, almost weeping, appealing incoherently to Poirot.
Agatha Christie -- The ABC Murders

incoherently = in an unclear manner (not understandable)

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherently means not and reverses the meaning of coherently. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

It was time to put all of the pieces together, make coherence where before there had been none.
Toni Morrison -- The Bluest Eye

coherence = clear sense (fitting the parts together in a logical manner)

He was completely incoherent when he was drunk, but when sober he was one of the chief philosophers of the Corner.
James McBride -- The Color of Water

incoherent = not logical or not understandable

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

It was difficult to think or write coherently.
Jean Rhys -- Wide Sargasso Sea

coherently = in a sensible and clear manner

You are unable to think coherently.
Ken Kesey -- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

coherently = clearly (in a sensible manner)

They're nearly incoherent between the alcohol they've consumed and their ecstasy at being at such a grand affair.
Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire

incoherent = unable to think clearly

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

He'll be incoherent by the time we reach the Capitol.
Suzanne Collins -- The Hunger Games

incoherent = unable to think logically

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

I was wondering if you could write a eulogy for Hazel. I've got notes and everything, but if you could just make it into a coherent whole or whatever?
John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars

coherent = sensible and clear

About three o'clock the quality of Wilson's incoherent muttering changed - he grew quieter and began to talk about the yellow car.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

incoherent = not sensible, or not said clearly enough to be understood

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

A lifetime of experience molding military boeufs into a coherent fighting force has prepared the Admiral for creating a functional society out of angry, troubled kids.
Neal Shusterman -- Unwind

coherent = orderly (with parts working well together)

Though her head was still revolving, Mira struggled to keep her speech coherent.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death

coherent = sensible and clear

wild gestures, incoherent words.
Samuel Beckett -- Waiting for Godot

incoherent = not understandable (unclear)

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

Men were shaking hands, it did not matter with whom, and bubbling over in a general incoherent babel.
Jack London -- The Call of the Wild

incoherent = not understandable (unclear)

(Editor's note: The prefix "in-" in incoherent means not and reverses the meaning of coherent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.)

Now, have I built up any coherent picture of things yet?
Douglas Adams -- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

coherent = clear and sensible

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