comprehensible

adjective

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

-prē-

: 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 

-prē-

noun

comprehensibly

ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-blē 

-prē-

adverb

Synonyms of comprehensible

• understandable
• accessible

Examples of comprehensible in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Not to judge, but to make things comprehensible. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026

Many of the least comprehensible ads during sporting events are for AI tools that promise to speed the integration of other AI tools into the workflows of large companies. —Josh Tyrangiel, The Atlantic, 10 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

Word History

Etymology

see comprehend

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for comprehensible

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