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cohesiveness

[koh-hee-siv-nis] / koʊˈhi sɪv nɪs /


NOUN
tendency to stick together
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agglutinativity clumpiness coalescence
STRONG
glueyness stickiness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
crumbliness friability
STRONG
granularity looseness


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Despite their talent, cohesiveness and positive personalities, Johnson said that his offensive line isn’t perfect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

He valued players who had built cohesiveness skating together at last year’s 4 Nations Face-Off, confident they could coalesce into a whole greater than the sum of their parts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Meanwhile, Samoa boss Ben Gardiner was delighted by the cohesiveness of his side, who had only trained together six times prior to this fixture.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024

The cohesiveness and vision of a Studio Ghibli film’s animation is one of its greatest strengths.

From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023

For all its enormous range of space, climate, and physical appearance, and for all the internal squabbles, contentions, and strivings, Texas has a tight cohesiveness perhaps stronger than any other section of America.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck


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