to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass

The particles of wet flour cohered to form a paste.

Physics . (of two or more similar substances) to be united within a body by the action of molecular forces.

to be naturally or logically connected

Without sound reasoning no argument will cohere.

to agree; be congruous

Her account of the incident cohered with his.

verb

divide , fall off , separate , disagree , dispute , not conform

verb

adhere , associate , bind , blend , cleave , coalesce , combine , connect , consolidate , fuse , glue , hold , join , merge , unitenotes:only things of a different nature can adhere ; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole , accord , be connected , be consistent , check , check out , comport , conform , correspond , dovetail , fit in , go , hang together , harmonize , hold water , make sense , relate , squarenotes:only things of a different nature can adhere ; cohere is for things of the same kind that stick together and form a whole , cling , stick , agglutinate , agree , cement , concur , conglutinate , fit , solidify , suit , unify , unite