make sense

idiom

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

But there are other situations in which a slower cadence would make sense. —Erik Jost, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

Arman Tsarukyan, Oliveira, or Justin Gaethje would make sense as a contender fight for Topuria. —James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025

When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she’s left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect. —Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 May 2025

Walt Weiss: For an insular organization like the Rockies that leans on familiarity when making important hires, Weiss could make sense. —Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 May 2025

Rhymes for make sense

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