comprehensible
adjective
com·pre·hen·si·ble
ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 
-prē-
: capable of being comprehended : intelligible
a comprehensible explanation
Examples of comprehensible in a Sentence
a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen
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Something essential was happening in the hard work of trying to make your thoughts comprehensible to another human being (even if that human being was just your teacher).
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Not to judge, but to make things comprehensible.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Shared decision-making tools that present options in balanced, comprehensible formats can support informed choice without nudging patients toward any particular decision.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
All of it’s fake, from an ever-growing branch of accounts that use the same verbiage and link to barely comprehensible mock news stories.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Not to judge, but to make things comprehensible.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Shared decision-making tools that present options in balanced, comprehensible formats can support informed choice without nudging patients toward any particular decision.
—Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026
All of it’s fake, from an ever-growing branch of accounts that use the same verbiage and link to barely comprehensible mock news stories.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for comprehensible
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehensible. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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