comprehensible
adjective
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Definition of comprehensible
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Synonyms & Antonyms for comprehensible
Synonyms
accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, legible, scrutable, understandable
Antonyms
incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible
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That the television shows were perfectly comprehensible and didn’t require much actual exegesis didn’t matter, because people clicked anyway. — Christian Lorentzen, Harper's magazine, "Like This or Die," 10 Apr. 2019 Young aspirant writers are working on novels but can’t produce comprehensible, error-free sentences. — Lionel Shriver, Harper's magazine, "Semantic Drift," 22 July 2019 The movie was his show from start to finish, with Philippe hiring Driss for a readily comprehensible reason—the latter’s total absence of pity. — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, "‘The Upside’ Review: Uplift on Demand," 10 Jan. 2019 Photo: John Sleezer/Zuma Press The way the Chargers have embraced hitting the road, normally the worst part of the NFL playoffs for lower seeds, is the most comprehensible aspect of a team that is doing something inexplicable. — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, "The NFL Team With Road-Field Advantage," 10 Jan. 2019 The result is a photo whose size is barely comprehensible. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Every Dot in This Picture Is a Galaxy," 17 July 2018 Why aren’t colleges sending out more comprehensible letters? — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, "The Confusing Information Colleges Provide Students About Financial Aid," 6 June 2018 Some of the posters are easily comprehensible, but others need a little explanation. — New York Times, "Printing a Revolution: The Posters of Paris ’68," 4 May 2018 People misunderstand that vegan patties and hot dogs are branded like that to be comprehensible as a product. — Emily Dreyfuss, WIRED, "In Defense of the Vegan Hot Dog," 4 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comprehensible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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