B2adjectiveacademiclanguage
US/koʊˈhɪr.ənt/
UK/kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/
clear, logical and well organized, so that all the parts fit together
In context
To score well, your essay needs a coherent argument from introduction to conclusion.
The government still lacks a coherent strategy for improving rural schools.
After the accident, he was too shocked to give a coherent account of events.
Words that go with coherent
adjective + noun
- coherent argumentThe best answers build one coherent argument rather than listing ideas.
- coherent strategySchools need a coherent strategy for using technology in class.
- coherent frameworkThe theory offers a coherent framework for understanding motivation.
- coherent wholeThe editor turned twenty short chapters into a coherent whole.
- coherent accountHistorians have struggled to give a coherent account of the period.
adverb + adjective
- internally coherentThe model is internally coherent, but it does not match the data.