Related Words for make sense

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add up
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Phrase, Verb
stand to reason
///x
Phrase, Verb
work out
//
Phrase, Verb
mean
/
Noun
talk sense
//
Phrase, Verb
sense
/
Noun
reason
/x
Noun
logic
/x
Noun
track
/
Noun
feel
/
Verb
take
/
Verb
sort
/
Noun
speak
/
Verb
hang together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
comport
x/
Verb
resent
x/
Verb
explain
x/
Verb
speak to
/x
Phrase, Verb
make a difference
/x/xx
Phrase, Verb
construe
x/
Verb
understand
xx/
Verb
proceed
x/
Verb
agree
x/
Verb
fall into place
/x//
Phrase, Verb
harmonize
/xx
Verb
relate
x/
Verb
make
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Verb
conceive
x/
Verb
carry on
/x/
Phrase, Verb
figure
/x
Noun
import
x/
Noun
become
x/
Verb
parse
/
Noun
consist
x/
Verb
stand
/
Noun
adhere
x/
Verb
normalize
/xx
Verb
follow
/x
Verb
hold together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
shape up
//
Phrase, Verb
get straight
/x
Phrase, Verb
rationalize
/xxx
Verb
turn out
//
Phrase, Verb
get across
/x/
Phrase, Verb
realize
/xx
Verb
conform
x/
Verb
sound
/
Noun
come into being
/x//x
Phrase, Verb
justify
/xx
Verb
resolve
x/
Noun
simplify
/xx
Verb
catch on
//
Phrase, Verb
answer
/x
Noun
take shape
//
Phrase, Verb
come to oneself
//x/
Phrase, Verb
organize
/xx
Verb
fit into
/xx
Phrase, Verb
satisfy
/xx
Verb
put together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
suffice
x/
Verb
synchronize
/xx
Verb
sympathize
/xx
Verb
cohere
x/
Verb
legitimize
x/xx
Verb
belong
x/
Verb
come through
//
Phrase, Verb
sort out
//
Phrase, Verb
think
/
Verb
smooth out
//
Phrase, Verb
respond
x/
Verb
proportionate
x/xx
Adjective
behave
x/
Verb
straighten
/x
Verb
decipher
x/x
Verb
derive
x/
Verb
shape
/
Noun
stick together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
fit in
/x
Phrase, Verb
hold true
//
Phrase, Verb
pertain
x/
Verb
collect
x/
Verb
work
/
Noun
set to work
///
Phrase, Verb
put into practice
/x//x
Phrase, Verb
key into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
balance
/x
Noun
mature
x/
Adjective
smooth
/
Adjective
straighten out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
vibe
/
Noun
intuit
x/x
Noun
savvy
/x
Noun
good
/
Adjective
conduct
x/
Noun
come together
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
figure out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
receive
x/
Verb
obtain
x/
Verb
succeed
x/
Verb
make something of
//x/
Phrase, Verb
substance
/x
Noun
take into consideration
/x/xxx/x
Phrase, Verb
stabilize
/xx
Verb
signify
/xx
Verb
form
/
Noun
consider
x/x
Verb
accommodate
x/xx
Verb
take in
/x
Phrase, Verb
come to terms with
////
Phrase, Verb
mesh
/
Noun
symbolize
/xx
Verb
become of
x//
Phrase, Verb
get right
//
Phrase, Verb
conduce
x/
Verb
smarten up
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sum up
//
Phrase, Verb
have a handle on
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
look like
//
Phrase, Verb
get along
/x/
Phrase, Verb
conclude
x/
Verb
recognize
/xx
Verb
get on with
///
Phrase, Verb
come on
//
Phrase, Verb
take seriously
//xxx
Phrase, Verb
take part
//
Phrase, Verb
square
/
Noun
grow up
//
Phrase, Verb
assimilate
x/xx
Verb
necessitate
x/xx
Verb
profit
/x
Noun
match
/
Noun
have in mind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
allow for
x//
Phrase, Verb
find
/
Verb
listen
/x
Verb
carry through
/x/
Phrase, Verb
compute
x/
Verb
illuminate
x/xx
Verb
enter into
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
deduce
x/
Verb
fall into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
stand up
//
Phrase, Verb
safe
/
Adjective
persuade
x/
Verb
reduce
x/
Verb
moral
/x
Adjective
come down
//
Phrase, Verb
continue
x/x
Verb
carry out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
tense
/
Noun
absurdity
x/xx
Noun
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective
access
/x
Noun, Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
accordance
x/x
Noun
achieve
x/
Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
actualize
/xxx
Verb
acumen
x/x
Noun
adapt
x/
Verb, Adjective
add
/
Verb, Noun
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adduce
x/
Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
adopt
x/
Verb
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
affection
x/x
Noun, Verb
affirm
x/
Verb
afford
x/
Verb
ahead
x/
Adverb
aim
/
Noun, Verb
allocate
/xx
Verb
allow
x/
Verb
alter
/x
Verb, Noun
amend
x/
Verb, Noun
ana
/x
Noun, Adverb
angle
/x
Noun, Verb
announce
x/
Verb
anticipate
x/xx
Verb
apply
x/
Verb, Adjective
appoint
x/
Verb
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
area
/xx
Noun
argue
/x
Verb, Noun
arouse
x/
Verb
arrange
x/
Verb, Noun
arrive
x/
Verb
arrive at
x//
Phrase, Verb
articulate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
ask
/
Verb, Noun
aspect
/x
Noun, Verb
assert
x/
Verb, Noun
assess
x/
Verb
assign
x/
Verb, Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
assure
x/
Verb
atmosphere
/xx
Noun
attain
x/
Verb
attitude
/xx
Noun, Verb
attract
x/
Verb
authors
/x
Verb
aware
x/
Adjective, Verb
axiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective
back
/
Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb
backdrop
/x
Noun, Verb
background
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bake
/
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beget
x/
Verb
begin
x/
Verb, Noun
belief
x/
Noun
believe
x/
Verb
benefit
/xx
Noun, Verb
bookmark
/x
Noun, Verb
bootleg
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bottom out
/x/
Phrase, Verb
brain
/
Noun, Verb
brand
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
breast
/
Noun, Verb
breed
/
Noun, Verb
bring
/
Verb
bring about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
bring forth
//
Phrase, Verb
bring home
//
Phrase, Verb
bring in
/x
Phrase, Verb
bring up
//
Phrase, Verb
build
/
Verb, Noun
buy
/
Verb, Noun
cake
/
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
call down
//
Phrase, Verb
call forth
//
Phrase, Verb
cantilever
/x/x
Noun, Verb
capitalize
/xxx
Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
catch
/
Verb, Noun
catch up
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
cause
/
Noun, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
character
/xx
Noun, Verb
check
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
chelate
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
choose
/
Verb, Noun
churn out
//
Phrase, Verb
cite
/
Verb, Noun
claim
/
Noun, Verb
clarify
/xx
Verb
clear
/
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
climate
/x
Noun, Verb
coherent
x/x
Adjective
come
/
Verb, Noun
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
commit
x/
Verb, Noun
common
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
common sense
/x/
Phrase, Noun
communicate
x/xx
Verb
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
compel
x/
Verb
compile
x/
Verb, Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
complicate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
compose
x/
Verb
comprehensible
xx/xx
Adjective
con
/
Noun, Verb
concept
/x
Noun, Verb
conception
x/x
Noun
concoct
x/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
confer
x/
Verb, Noun
configure
x/x
Verb
conjure
/x
Verb, Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
connotation
xx/x
Noun
conscience
/x
Noun
consciousness
/xx
Noun
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
consign
x/
Verb
constitute
/xx
Verb, Noun
construct
x/
Verb, Noun
contact
/x
Noun, Verb
contain
x/
Verb
contend
x/
Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
contribute
x/x
Verb
convenience
x/x
Noun, Verb
conversion
x/x
Noun
convert
/x
Verb, Noun
convey
x/
Verb
convince
x/
Verb
cook
/
Noun, Verb
cook up
//
Phrase, Verb
cooper
/x
Name, Verb
cope
/
Verb, Noun
copy
/x
Noun, Verb
corduroy
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
correct
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
create
x/
Verb, Adjective
criminalize
/xxx
Verb
culminate
/xx
Verb, Adjective
curricular
x/xx
Adjective
customize
/xx
Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cut out
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
damn
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
decide
x/
Verb
declare
x/
Verb
defecate
x/x
Verb, Adjective
defend
x/
Verb
define
x/
Verb, Noun
definition
xx/x
Noun
degree
x/
Noun