understanding | Definition of understanding

understanding

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of understanding

1 an arrangement about action to be taken

the tenants came to an understanding with the landlord that they would be able to renew their leases for the same rent

Synonyms of understanding

accord, agreement, bargain, compact, contract, convention, covenant, deal, disposition, pact, settlement

Words Related to understanding

charter, treaty

binder, pledge, promise

alliance, association, entente, entente cordiale, league, partnership

acceptance, approval, assent, concurrence, consent, OK (or okay)

2 the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something

a social observer with a deep understanding of the problems that the nation's cities face in the 21st century

Synonyms of understanding

appreciation, apprehension, comprehension, grasp, grip, hold, perception, percipience

Words Related to understanding

absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake

conception, visualization

awareness, consciousness, enlightenment, realization

Near Antonyms of understanding

misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misperception, misunderstanding

Antonyms of understanding

incomprehension, noncomprehension