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cogency
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of COGENCY
1
the capacity to persuade <the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence>
Synonyms authority, conclusiveness, convincingness, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, persuasion, persuasiveness, suasiveness
Related Words impact, might, power, punch, strength, weight; believability, credibility, soundness, validity; authoritativeness, definitiveness; influence, sway; appeal, seductiveness
2
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect <satirical comments of great cogency>
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