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View synonyms for cohesive

cohesive

[ koh-hee-siv ]

adjective

  1. characterized by or causing cohesion:

    a cohesive agent.

  2. cohering or tending to cohere; well-integrated; unified:

    a cohesive organization.

  3. Physics. of or relating to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts.

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Other Words From

  • co·he·sive·ly adverb
  • co·he·sive·ness noun
  • non·co·he·sive adjective
  • un·co·he·sive adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cohesive1

First recorded in 1720–30; cohes(ion) + -ive

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