cohering
Forming a whole
Cohering is the present participle of cohere, meaning to stick together or form a unified whole.
Physical substances cohere when their parts bind: Theite particles weren't cohering properly.
Ideas or arguments cohere when they fit together logically: The narrative finally started cohering in the third draft.
The word emphasizes the process of becoming unified rather than a static state.
Forming close connections
- adheringRemaining attached to
- stickingHolding fast to
- fusingJoining by melting
- bindingLegally or morally required
clinging · congealing · solidifying · setting · curing · hardening · gelling · clumping
Establishing a link
- aligningPositioning in proper relation
- integratingCombining into a whole
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
- harmonizingCreating musical agreement
correlating · synthesizing · linking · relating · corresponding · meshing · dovetailing · interlocking
Combining into one
- bondingForming close connections
- solidifyingBecoming rigid or fixed
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- bandingAdding decorative strips
joining · allying · affiliating · associating · congregating · assembling · convening · mobilizing
bonding
Forming close connections
binding · clinging · congealing · solidifying · setting · curing · hardening · gelling · clumping · agglomerating
connecting
Establishing a link
- aligningPositioning in proper relation
- integratingCombining into a whole
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
harmonizing · correlating · synthesizing · linking · relating · corresponding · meshing · dovetailing · interlocking · fitting
uniting
Combining into one
- bondingForming close connections
- solidifyingBecoming rigid or fixed
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
banding · joining · allying · affiliating · associating · congregating · assembling · convening · mobilizing · organizing
coheringseparating
Dividing into parts
fragmenting · scattering · dispersing · disintegrating · falling apart
coheringcontradicting
Asserting the opposite
conflicting · disagreeing · clashing · inconsistent · incoherent
coheringdividing
Separating into parts
separating · fragmenting · fracturing · splintering · disuniting
inherent, adhesive, coherent, cohesion, coherence, adherence, adherent, cohere, incoherence