comprehensible

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adjective

com·​pre·​hen·​si·​ble ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 

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: capable of being comprehended : intelligible

a comprehensible explanation

comprehensibility

ˌkäm-pri-ˌhen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

-prē-

noun

comprehensibleness

ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl-nəs 

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noun

comprehensibly

ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-blē 

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adverb

comprehensibility

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noun

com·​pre·​hen·​si·​bil·​i·​ty ˌkäm-pri-ˌhen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

-prē-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being comprehensible

Synonyms of comprehensible

Adjective

• understandable
• accessible

Examples of comprehensible in a Sentence

Adjective

a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

By these arguments, an AI proof of a mathematical conjecture that has stubbornly resisted human efforts would be useful only if comprehensible to humans. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026

Suddenly, Marjane succumbing to sorrow became achingly comprehensible. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

Kids will get the messages that Plensa espouses as quickly as adults, but this work is an easy, comprehensible introduction to how artists work, using surprising materials in inventive ways to make viewers consider the world differently. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

Advertisement The resulting docuseries attempts, above all, to make Richards’ experience comprehensible—to place a familiar, utterly recognizable person at the center of a story many people assume could never touch them. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

see comprehend

First Known Use

Adjective

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comprehensible

• compensable
• condensable
• defensible
• dispensable
• extensible
• insensible
• ostensible
• incomprehensible
• indefensible
• indispensable
• reprehensible
• supersensible