comprehension
noun
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Definition of comprehension
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Synonyms & Antonyms for comprehension
Synonyms
appreciation, apprehension, grasp, grip, hold, perception, percipience, understanding
Antonyms
incomprehension, noncomprehension
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Comics also offer young readers time to reread and deepen their comprehension. — Los Angeles Times, "The case for comic books," 16 Aug. 2019 How that is scientifically possible is beyond my comprehension. — Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, "52 Weeks of Burgers: Burger Culture," 9 Aug. 2019 Everything about my diagnosis was beyond my comprehension. — Teen Vogue, "I Was Diagnosed With Breast Cancer for the First Time at Age 16," 21 June 2019 The week started with attorney general and man with poor reading comprehension William Barr weighing in on the topic and suggesting that the president was going to do something pretty big. — Graeme Mcmillan, WIRED, "While You Were Offline: So Long, Alex Acosta," 14 July 2019 In other words, the gap in comprehension wasn’t a gap in skills. — Natalie Wexler, The Atlantic, "Elementary Education Has Gone Terribly Wrong," 9 July 2019 His team found that by the end of fifth grade, middle-class students often were ahead of grade level in reading comprehension, while more disadvantaged students tended to be years behind. — Libby Solomon, baltimoresun.com, "Stopping the summer slide: Baltimore County libraries offer downtime reading program," 18 June 2019 The state's 2018 report found that children who used On My Way Pre-K had stronger gains in language comprehension, literacy, math, self-regulation and school readiness. — Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, "Children who go to preschool are better prepared for kindergarten. But is that enough?," 30 Apr. 2019 Donning such a wardrobe might have seemed beyond comprehension to Russell just a couple months ago. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "D’Angelo Russell, on the move to Golden State, says he’s an NBA realist," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'comprehension.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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