noncohesive
Lacking internal bonds
Noncohesive describes something that doesn't stick together or hold as a unified whole.
Noncohesive soil crumbles rather than clumping.
A noncohesive argument lacks logical connection between its parts.
The team remained noncohesive despite months of practice together.
Broken into pieces
- dividedSeparated into portions
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- disparateEssentially different in kind
- discordantLacking musical agreement
dissonant · inharmonious · splintered · fractured · polarized · factionalized · disaffiliated · unintegrated
Readily reduced to fragments
- crumblyProne to fragmenting
- granularMade of tiny particles
- powderyReduced to fine particles
- sandyFull of fine grains
gravelly · flaky · silty · unbonded · uncompacted · porous · disaggregated · particulate
Apart or uninvolved
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- isolatedSeparated from others
- independentFree from external control
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
unattached · divergent · disparate · unrelated · disengaged · disjoined · discrete · severed
Long-winded and unfocused
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- illogicalContrary to valid reasoning
jumbled · muddled · unclear · garbled · incomprehensible · unintelligible · inarticulate · confused
Totally without arrangement
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
- unstructuredLacking imposed order
disjointed · uncoordinated · unsystematic · muddled · random · shambolic · disarrayed · unordered
fragmented
Broken into pieces
- dividedSeparated into portions
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- disparateEssentially different in kind
discordant · dissonant · inharmonious · splintered · fractured · polarized · factionalized · disaffiliated · unintegrated · unconsolidated
friable
Readily reduced to fragments
sandy · gravelly · flaky · silty · unbonded · uncompacted · porous · disaggregated · particulate · grainy
detached
Apart or uninvolved
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
- isolatedSeparated from others
- independentFree from external control
distinct · unattached · divergent · disparate · unrelated · disengaged · disjoined · discrete · severed · uncoupled
rambling
Long-winded and unfocused
- disjointedLacking orderly sequence
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- disconnectedSeparated from a source
illogical · jumbled · muddled · unclear · garbled · incomprehensible · unintelligible · inarticulate · confused · meandering
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
- scatteredSpread irregularly about
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
unstructured · disjointed · uncoordinated · unsystematic · muddled · random · shambolic · disarrayed · unordered · patchy
noncohesivecohesive
Tending to bond
unified · bonded · integrated · consolidated · connected
noncohesivecohesive
Tending to bond
coherent · unified · integrated · consistent · organized
adhesive, adhere, cohesion, incoherent, coherence, adhesion, adherent, cohesive, cohere