uncogent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ʌnˈkoʊdʒənt/ UK /ʌnˈkəʊdʒənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not convincing or logically forceful

The lawyer's uncogent argument failed to sway the jury.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not convincing or logically... unconvincingunpersuasiveweak feeble invalid illogical

Opposites

cogent convincing compelling persuasive

Word family

Related forms cogent cogency

Etymology

From un- ('not') + cogent, from Latin cogentem, present participle of cogere ('to compel, drive together'), from co- ('together') + agere ('to drive').

un- Old English cogere Latin agere Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# uncogent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ʌnˈkoʊdʒənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈkəʊdʒənt/

## Meanings
1. not convincing or logically forceful

## Examples
- The lawyer's uncogent argument failed to sway the jury.

## Synonyms
- unconvincing
- unpersuasive
- weak
- feeble
- invalid
- illogical

## Antonyms
- cogent
- convincing
- compelling
- persuasive

## Related Forms
- cogent
- cogency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: cogere
- Root: agere

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + cogent, from Latin cogentem, present participle of cogere ('to compel, drive together'), from co- ('together') + agere ('to drive').

## AI Etymology
Uncogent is from un- ('not') + cogent, from Latin cogentem, present participle of cogere ('to compel, drive together'), from co- ('together') + agere ('to drive'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), cogere (Latin), and agere (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not convincing or logically forceful. The wider family includes related words such as cogent and cogency.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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