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Cogency

The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force.

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Credibility 76% connected

The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.

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Credibleness 76% connected

The quality or state of being credible; worthiness of belief; credibility.

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Relevance 76% connected

Alt. of Relevancy

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Relevancy 76% connected

The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability.

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Cogent 74% connected

Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful.

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Cogent 74% connected

Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful.

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Rigor 92% connected

Rigidity; stiffness.

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Validity 92% connected

The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the validity of an argument or proof; t…

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Accuracy noun · 86% connection

the quality of being near to the true value; "he was beginning to doubt the accuracy of his compass"; "the lawyer questioned the truth…

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Ambiguity noun · 86% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Believability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Coherence noun · 86% connection

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

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Coherency noun · 86% connection

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

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Consistency noun · 86% connection

(logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one…

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Deduction noun · 86% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Dependability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being dependable or reliable

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Dependableness noun · 86% connection

the quality of being dependable or reliable

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Duplicability noun · 86% connection

the quality of being reproducible

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Entailment noun · 86% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Equivocalness noun · 86% connection

unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

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Evidence noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Grounds noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Illation noun · 86% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Implication noun · 86% connection

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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Inference noun · 86% connection

the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusi…

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Making noun · 86% connection

an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; "her qualifications for the job are excellent"; "…

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Besiege verb · 78% connection

To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Coercion noun · 78% connection

the act of compelling by force of authority

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Cogently adverb · 78% connection

In a cogent manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Compel verb · 78% connection

To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical or moral force.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Compulsatory adjective · 78% connection

Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining; resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion.

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Compulsion noun · 78% connection

The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subj…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Conviction noun · 78% connection

The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the admission of a truth; confutation.

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Coriolis force noun · 78% connection

(physics) a force due to the earth's rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a r…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Counterpoise noun · 78% connection

An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Crying adjective · 78% connection

Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous; as, a crying evil.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cogent, power, compelling, conviction, conclusiveness.
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Disqualify verb · 78% connection

To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a conviction of perjury disq…

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