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Incoherency

The quality or state of being incoherent; want of coherence; want of cohesion or adherence.

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Bunk 76% connected

A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Disconnection 76% connected

The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected; separation; want of union.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Disjuncture 76% connected

The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined; separation.

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Nonsense 76% connected

That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas; absurdity.

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Incoherent 74% connected

Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Incoherent 74% connected

Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material substances.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Incoherence 92% connected

Alt. of Incoherency

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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