Antonyms for cogent
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : koh-juh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkoʊ dʒənt |
Definition of cogent
Origin :- 1650s, from French cogent "necessary, urgent" (14c.), from Latin cogentem (nominative cogens), present participle of cogere "to curdle; to compel; to collect," literally "to drive together," from com- "together" (see co-) + agere "to drive" (see act (n.)).
- adj effective
- Also she would have cogent reason for keeping such a part in the affair a secret.
- Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
- Considering his great distress, the reasons must have been cogent indeed.
- Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
- That's the most cogent thought you ever had, but setting the date is the bride's business.
- Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
- The Master was unimpeachable; His terse, cogent assertions were unanswerable.
- Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
- And yet they have the broadest meaning and the most cogent application.
- Extract from : « The Life Radiant » by Lilian Whiting
- The style is very felicitous, and the reasoning clear and cogent.
- Extract from : « The Testimony of the Rocks » by Hugh Miller
- And he can always give you the most cogent reasons for the faith that is in him.
- Extract from : « The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays » by Ambrose Bierce
- How cogent this necessity is appears directly the alternative is stated.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Proverbs » by R. F. Horton
- Can we not find here the most cogent reasons for giving up the world?
- Extract from : « Elijah the Tishbite » by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
- He adduces a cogent reason for thisNot as fools, but as wise.
- Extract from : « The Mosaic History of the Creation of the World » by Thomas Wood
Synonyms for cogent
- apposite
- apt
- compelling
- conclusive
- consequential
- convictive
- convincing
- fitting
- forceful
- forcible
- inducing
- influential
- irresistible
- justified
- meaningful
- momentous
- persuasive
- pertinent
- potent
- powerful
- puissant
- relevant
- satisfactory
- satisfying
- significant
- solid
- sound
- strong
- suasive
- telling
- urgent
- valid
- weighty
- well-grounded
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