cogent

[ koh-juhnt ]

Part of Speech adjective

Origin + Etymology

mid-17th century; Latin; first recorded in the 1680s, from "power of producing belief, quality of being highly probable or convincing"

Synonyms

compelling convincing forceful persuasive telling weighty

Antonyms

ineffective unimportant impotent invalid weak

Definition

convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling

Example

A) He received an A in his debate class thanks to his cogent argument and presentation. B) She knew he was lying when he couldn't give her a cogent answer as to his whereabouts that day.

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