Entry Word: comprehension

Function: noun

Meaning: the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something <the presidentʼs comprehension of the current situation in the Middle East>

Synonyms appreciation, apprehension, grasp, grip, perception, understanding

Related Words absorption, assimilation, uptake; conception, visualization; awareness, consciousness, realization

Near Antonyms misapprehension, misinterpretation, misunderstanding