make sense

phrase

1

: to have a clear meaning : to be easy to understand

We read the recommendations and thought they made (perfect) sense.

The instructions don't make any sense (at all).

The instructions make no sense (at all).

You're not making much sense (to me).

2

: to be reasonable

It makes sense to leave early to avoid traffic.

It makes little/no sense to continue.

Why would he do such an awful thing? It makes no sense (to me).

Examples of make sense in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond the front door, wreaths make sense over a mantel or in a prominent place to greet guests in an entryway. — Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026

The measure also would impose some basically noncontroversial mandates that make sense separately. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Those structures make sense internally, but customers never see them. — Brian Tuite, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

That's where the upcoming RTX 5090 version of this might make sense. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for make sense

• antisense
• commonsense
• effulgence
• frankincense
• ninepence
• nondefense
• recommence
• recompence
• recompense
• cense
• dense
• fence