Synonyms for

Incoherent

Verb / ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪrʌnt / Another word for incoherent — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

not able to be understood; unclear

Synonyms & similar words

tonguetied coherent unintelligible confused rambling disorganized illogical jumbled chaotic garbled muddled incomprehensible inconsistent inarticulate babbling senseless unconnected incohesive rambly scatterbrained tongue-tied unintended

Example sentences

  1. The drunk man's speech was incoherent.
  2. The instructions were so incoherent that I couldn't figure out how to assemble the furniture.
  3. The teacher's explanation was incoherent and left the students confused.
  4. The witness's testimony was incoherent and didn't make sense.
  5. The book was incoherent and poorly written.

Quotes

  • 'I have a dream' is an incoherent speech. It is an incoherent speech because the speaker was interrupted so many times.' - Louis Farrakhan
  • 'Incoherent' is a very nice word for what happened at that press conference. - Rachel Maddow
  • The world is so chaotic, so unpredictable, so irrational, so meaningless, so full of surprises and accidents and inexplicable things, that to try to take account of it all in a scientific or rational or coherent way is surely futile and illusory. - Oliver Burkeman

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