COHESION Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

cohesion

noun

Definition of cohesion

as in unity

a condition in which people or things are closely united There was a lack of cohesion in the rebel army. social cohesion

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Recent Examples of cohesion Social cohesion is fraying, and crime is rising, while plunging birth rates and emigration warp Cuba’s demographics. — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 More than any of the other elements, these costumes play at cohesion and division amongst the characters, contributing to the film’s narrative tension. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026 That sense of cohesion is important to understanding the album. — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 The idea is to give the sand just enough cohesion and water-holding capacity to create conditions in which plants could potentially grow. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cohesion

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Anchored by a 17th-century Swiss stone fountain, the courtyard establishes a sense of unity.

— Michael James Gardner, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s the high concept of the rudimentary screenplay by Umair Aleem, who seems to have spent time studying Aristotle’s unity of place theory.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of unity

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The killing of Yagi is emblematic of a decades-long issue for the people of Okinawa, gender and peace professor Kozue Akibayashi told Al Jazeera.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026
After Friday's peace prize is awarded, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences will be announced Monday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026

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