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

The mother in the story is in the mess of the middle, trying to make sense of things and laying out events, but not really finding the deeper threads that tie life together and give it some kind of meaning. — Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

But for middle market companies, Banesco’s commercial lending and growth capital solutions just make sense. — Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Student loan consolidation may also make sense for borrowers who have multiple federal loan types or need to convert older loans into Direct Loans to pursue certain federal benefits. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Every additional form, meeting, approval, or policy may make sense on its own. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for make sense

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