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

Davis is wry and quietly defiant of stereotype, her Elaine’s composure hard-won and her sacrifice of certain kinds of sympathy fully comprehensible. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

Just as astronomers assign visible colors to otherwise invisible wavelengths to make images comprehensible, sonification gives numerical data distinct sonic qualities. —Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026

Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8]. —IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026

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). —Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 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