'Cogent' definitions:
Definition of 'cogent'
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Definition of 'Cogent'
From: GCIDE
- Cogent \Co"gent\, a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See Agent, a., and cf. Coact to force, Coagulate, p. a.]
- 1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The cogent force of nature. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted. [1913 Webster]
- No better nor more cogent reason. --Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster]
- Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]
- The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands, Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands. --Cowper.
- Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive; convincing; conclusive; influential. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cogent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- admissible,
- advantageous,
- apperceptive,
- appercipient,
- argute,
- armipotent,
- astute,
- auspicious,
- authoritative,
- beneficial,
- benevolent,
- binding,
- bon,
- bonny,
- braw,
- bueno,
- capital,
- commendable,
- compelling,
- consequential,
- consistent,
- constraining,
- convincing,
- credible,
- discerning,
- dynamic,
- effective,
- elegant,
- energetic,
- estimable,
- excellent,
- expedient,
- fair,
- famous,
- farseeing,
- farsighted,
- favorable,
- fine,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- foreseeing,
- foresighted,
- forethoughted,
- forethoughtful,
- good,
- goodly,
- grand,
- healthy,
- helpful,
- high-potency,
- high-powered,
- high-pressure,
- high-tension,
- in force,
- in power,
- incisive,
- inducing,
- influential,
- irresistible,
- just,
- justifiable,
- justified,
- kind,
- laudable,
- lawful,
- legal,
- legitimate,
- logical,
- longheaded,
- longsighted,
- meaningful,
- mighty,
- mighty in battle,
- momentous,
- nice,
- noble,
- operative,
- penetrating,
- perceptive,
- percipient,
- perspicacious,
- perspicuous,
- persuasive,
- piercing,
- plausible,
- pleasant,
- potent,
- powerful,
- prepotent,
- profitable,
- provident,
- puissant,
- rational,
- reasonable,
- regal,
- royal,
- ruling,
- sagacious,
- sane,
- satisfactory,
- satisfying,
- self-consistent,
- sensible,
- significant,
- skillful,
- solid,
- sound,
- splendid,
- striking,
- strong,
- substantial,
- sufficient,
- telling,
- trenchant,
- understanding,
- useful,
- valid,
- very good,
- vigorous,
- virtuous,
- vital,
- weighty,
- well-argued,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- wholesome