His speech was a properly constructed and cogent argument, which – at least in my experience – feels like a complete rarity.
Source: tatoeba (6069296)
Cogent
//ˈkoʊd͡ʒn̩t//
Synonyms for "cogent" (141 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Strong matches (42)
Related words (70)
justjustifiablejustifiedkindlaudablelawfullegallegitimateloftylogicallongheadedlongsightedmeaningfulmightymighty in battlemomentousnicenobleoperativepenetrating
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perceptivepercipientperspicaciousperspicuouspiercingplausiblepleasantpotentpowerfulprepotentprofitableprovidentpuissantrationalreasonableregalreliableroyalrulingsagacioussanesatisfactorysatisfyingself-consistentsensiblesignificantskillfulsolidsoundsplendidstrikingstrongsubstantialsufficienttellingtrenchantunderstandingusefulvalidvery goodvigorousvirtuousvitalweightywell-arguedwell-foundedwell-groundedwholesome
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3 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
9 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
70 translations across 17 languages.
Breton
3 entries- gonidus adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- gounidus adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- kendrec'hus adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Bulgarian
3 entries- достоверен adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- състоятелен adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- убедителен adj (forcefully persuasive)
Danish
4 entries- overbevisende adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- overbevisende adj (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning)
- overbevisende adj (forcefully persuasive)
- slagkraftig adj (forcefully persuasive)
Dutch
4 entries- overtuigend adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- overtuigend adj (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning)
- overtuigend adj (forcefully persuasive)
- steekhoudend adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Finnish
4 entries- järkevä adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- järkevä adj (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning)
- järkiperäinen adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- vakuuttava adj (forcefully persuasive)
French
4 entries- cohérent adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- convaincant adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- intelligible adj (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning)
- irréfutable adj (forcefully persuasive)
Galician
1 entries- convincente adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
German
4 entries- schlagend adj (forcefully persuasive)
- stichhaltig adj (forcefully persuasive)
- zwingend adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- überzeugend adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Italian
4 entries- coerente adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- coherente adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- convincente adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- inconfutabile adj (forcefully persuasive)
Norman
3 entries- cogent adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- conveincant adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- creyable adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Portuguese
3 entries- coerente adj (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning)
- cogente adj (forcefully persuasive)
- convincente adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Russian
4 entries- достове́рный adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- обосно́ванный adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- состоя́тельный adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- убедительный adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- làidir adj (forcefully persuasive)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- ubedljiv adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- ubjedljiv adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- uverljiv adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- uvjerljiv adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Spanish
4 entries- contundente adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- convincente adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- inteligible adj (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning)
- irrebatible adj (forcefully persuasive)
Swedish
4 entries- bindande adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- slagkraftig adj (forcefully persuasive)
- övertygande adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- övertygande adj (appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning)
Turkish
3 entries- ikna edici adj (forcefully persuasive)
- inandırıcı adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
- mantıklı adj (reasonable and convincing; based on evidence)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
It's not the most cogent argument.
Source: tatoeba (9751061)
One of the most important skills a debater can have is to deliver cogent arguments in a clear manner.
Source: tatoeba (9935712)
To disturb a Nomenclature of long standing, to set aside terms in familiar use, and to set up others in their place which are strange, and therefore at first unintelligible, involves an interruption of that facility with which we are accustomed to communicate with one another on any given subject, that is only to be justified by reasons of a cogent and satisfactory nature.
Source: tatoeba (11868930)
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