cogent
adjective /ˈkəʊdʒənt/
/ˈkəʊdʒənt/
(formal)- strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe synonym convincing
- She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCogent is used with these nouns:- argument
- reason
- summary
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin cogent- ‘compelling’, from the verb cogere, from co- ‘together’ + agere ‘drive’.