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INCOHERENCE Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word incoherence. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word incoherence. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for INCOHERENCE

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babble
verbv
noun

• gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby

verb

• utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way

• to talk foolishly

• flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

• divulge confidential information or secrets

befuddlement
nounn
noun

• confusion resulting from failure to understand

chaos
nounn
noun

• (Greek mythology) the most ancient of gods; the personification of the infinity of space preceding creation of the universe

• a state of extreme confusion and disorder

• the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

• (physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions

clutter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a confused multitude of things

• unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen

verb

• fill a space in a disorderly way

confusion
nounn
noun

• disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused

• an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended

• a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another

disarray
nounn
noun

• a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

• untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

verb

• bring disorder to

disorder
nounn
noun

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• a disturbance of the peace or of public order

verb

• disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed

• bring disorder to

disorderliness
nounn
noun

• a condition in which things are not in their expected places

• rowdy behavior

• untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

disorganization
nounn
noun

• a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

• the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion

fragmentation
nounn
noun

• separating something into fine particles

• the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships

• (computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk

• the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

garble
verbv
verb

• make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

hodgepodge
nounn
noun

• a motley assortment of things

• a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

incongruity
nounn
noun

• the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

inconsistency
nounn
noun

• the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

• the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts

jumble
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a confused multitude of things

• small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie

• a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

verb

• be all mixed up or jumbled together

• assemble without order or sense

• bring into random order

muddle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a confused multitude of things

• informal terms for a difficult situation

verb

• make into a puddle

• mix up or confuse

rambling
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly

• (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

• of a path e.g.

non sequitur
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it

• (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises

incoherency
nounn
noun

• lack of cohesion or clarity or organization

• nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible

unintelligibility
nounn
noun

• nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible

• incomprehensibility as a consequence of being unintelligible

Best Hypernyms For INCOHERENCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for incoherence, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (9)
bunk disconnectedness disconnection disjunction disjuncture hokum meaninglessness nonsense nonsensicality

Alternatives for BABBLE

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