Related Words for understanding

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WordSyllablesCategories
apprehension
xx/x
Noun, Noun
agreement
x/x
Noun, Noun
reason
/x
Noun, Noun, Verb
discernment
x/x
Verb, Noun
sympathy
/xx
Noun, Noun
perceptive
x/x
Noun, Adjective
intellect
/xx
Adjective, Noun
savvy
/x
Noun, Adjective, Noun, Verb
knowledge
/x
Noun
comprehension
xx/x
Noun
insight
/x
Noun
comprehending
xx/x
Verb
elucidating
x/xxx
Verb
appreciation
xxx/x
Noun
awareness
x/x
Noun
explaining
x/x
Verb
learning
/x
Noun
misunderstanding
xxx/x
Noun
grasping
/x
Verb
explanation
xx/x
Noun
knowing
/x
Verb
clarifying
/xxx
Verb
perception
x/x
Noun
deciphering
x/xx
Noun
interpretation
xxx/x
Noun
communicating
x/xxx
Verb
appreciating
x/xxx
Verb
workings
/x
Noun
experience
x/xx
Noun
empathy
/xx
Noun
sense
/
Noun
perspective
x/x
Noun
acceptance
x/x
Noun
communication
xxx/x
Noun
thinking
/x
Noun
importance
x/x
Noun
conceptualization
x/xxxx
Noun
recognizing
/xxx
Verb
realizing
/xxx
Verb
interpreting
/xxx
Verb
discovering
x/xx
Verb
realization
/x/x
Noun
relevance
/xx
Noun
complexities
x/xx
Noun
questioning
/xx
Noun
familiarity
xx/xx
Noun
ascertaining
xx/x
Verb
acknowledging
x/xx
Verb
subtleties
/xx
Noun
contextualizing
x/xxxx
Noun
meaning
/x
Noun
assessing
x/x
Verb
discerning
x/x
Adjective
information
xx/x
Noun
interaction
xx/x
Noun
gauging
/x
Noun
recognition
xx/x
Noun
teaching
/x
Noun
fundamental
xx/x
Adjective
exploration
xx/x
Noun
analyzing
/xxx
Verb
interplay
/xx
Noun
conveying
x/x
Verb
underlying
xx/x
Adjective
recognising
/xxx
Verb
belief
x/
Noun
studying
/xx
Verb
acknowledgement
x/xx
Noun
rethinking
x/x
Noun
confidence
/xx
Noun
ignorance
/xx
Noun
contribution
xx/x
Noun
caring
/x
Verb
validating
/xxx
Verb
respect
x/
Noun
underpinning
/xxx
Noun
explication
xx/x
Noun
wisdom
/x
Noun
significance
x/xx
Noun
cooperation
xxx/x
Noun
verstehen
x/x
Name
gerund
/x
Noun
figuring out
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
concept
/x
Noun
language
/x
Noun
grammar
/x
Noun
instruction
x/x
Noun
uncountable
x/xx
Adjective
greeting
/x
Noun
countable
/xx
Adjective
verbal
/x
Adjective
inference
/xx
Noun
reception
x/x
Noun
spelling
/x
Noun
reading
/x
Noun
implication
xx/x
Noun
comment
/x
Noun
consecutive
x/xx
Adjective
infinitive
x/xx
Noun
genitive
/xx
Noun
english
/x
Name
listening
/xx
Verb
pronunciation
xxx/x
Noun
proposition
xx/x
Noun
illiteracy
x/xxx
Noun
translation
x/x
Noun
identification
xxxx/x
Noun
parsing
/x
Noun
argument
/xx
Noun
writing
/x
Noun
theory
/x
Noun
word
/
Noun
uttering
/xx
Verb
neologism
x/xxx
Noun
discourse
/x
Noun
verb
/
Noun
definition
xx/x
Noun
signification
/xx/x
Noun
logic
/x
Noun
conversation
xx/x
Noun
enunciation
xxx/x
Noun
semantics
x/x
Noun
construction
x/x
Noun
indefinite
x/xx
Adjective
noun
/
Noun
version
/x
Noun
jargon
/x
Noun
signifying
/xxx
Verb
dictionary definition
/xxxxx/x
Phrase, Noun
tenor
/x
Noun
talking
/x
Verb
speech
/
Noun
etymology
xx/xx
Noun
tense
/
Noun
incipient
x/xx
Adjective
plural
/x
Noun
preposition
xx/x
Noun
memorandum
xx/x
Adverb, Noun
deepening
/xx
Verb
empathic
x/x
Adjective
empathetic
xx/x
Adjective
clearer
/x
Adjective
nuanced
/x
Adjective
fuller
/x
Adjective
deeper
/x
Adjective, Adverb
verbalize
/xx
Verb
enriches
x/x
Verb
thorough
/x
Adjective
tacit
/x
Adjective
furthering
/xx
Verb
intuitive
x/xx
Adjective
better
/x
Adjective
pathophysiology
xxxx/xx
Noun
mutual
/xx
Adjective
broaden
/x
Verb
surpasses
x/x
Verb
intercultural
xx/xx
Adjective
intersubjective
xxx/x
Adjective
gain
/
Verb
toward
x/
Verb
refine
x/
Verb
patience
/x
Noun
truer
/x
Adjective
sharpen
/x
Verb
abreast
x/
Adverb, Adjective
accommodation
xxx/x
Noun
accord
x/
Noun, Verb
accordance
x/x
Noun
acquaintance
x/x
Noun
agree
x/
Verb
analysis
x/xx
Noun
apprehending
xx/x
Noun
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
approval
x/x
Noun
arrangement
x/x
Noun
assimilation
xxx/x
Noun
assumption
x/x
Noun
attention
x/x
Noun
bargain
/x
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
brainstorm
/x
Noun, Verb
capture
/x
Verb, Noun
cartel
x/
Noun
clarity
/xx
Noun
clue
/
Noun, Verb
cognition
x/x
Noun
cognitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cognizance
/xx
Noun
collaborative
x/xxx
Noun, Adjective
collection
x/x
Noun
compassion
x/x
Noun, Verb
compassionate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
comprehensibility
xxxx/xx
Noun
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
compressing
x/x
Noun
compression
x/x
Noun
comprising
x/x
Verb
compromise
/xx
Noun, Verb
conception
x/x
Noun
conciliation
xxx/x
Noun
concord
/x
Noun, Verb
concurrence
x/x
Noun
condition
x/x
Noun, Verb
confederacy
x/xxx
Noun
confuse
x/
Verb
conscience
/x
Noun
conscious
/x
Adjective, Noun
consciousness
/xx
Noun
consensus
x/x
Noun, Verb
consent
x/
Noun, Verb
consisting
x/x
Verb
conspiracy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
consultation
xx/x
Noun
conversant
x/x
Adjective, Noun
conviction
x/x
Noun
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
covenant
/xx
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
description
x/x
Noun
design
x/
Noun, Verb
dumb
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
entente
x/
Noun
entente cordiale
x/x/x/x
Phrase, Noun
exchanges
x/x
Noun
expertise
xx/
Noun, Verb
familiar
x/x
Adjective, Noun
figure
/x
Noun, Verb
forbearance
x/x
Noun
foreboding
x/x
Noun, Adjective
foundation
x/x
Noun
friend
/
Noun, Verb
grounding
/x
Noun
groundwork
/x
Noun
harmony
/xx
Noun
hearing
/x
Noun, Adjective
hindsight
/x
Noun
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
idea
x/x
Noun
identify
x/xx
Verb
impression
x/x
Noun, Verb
including
x/x
Verb
incomprehensible
xxx/xx
Adjective, Noun
incomprehension
xxx/x
Noun
incorporate
x/xx
Verb, Adjective
indulgence
x/x
Noun, Verb
inferential
xx/x
Adjective
informed
x/
Adjective
institutional
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
integrative
/xxx
Adjective
intelligence
x/xx
Noun
intelligibility
x/xx/xx
Noun
interpersonal
xx/xx
Adjective
interpreter
x/xx
Noun
intrapersonal
xx/xx
Adjective
introduction
xx/x
Noun
justification
xxx/x
Noun
ken
/
Noun, Verb
kind
/
Noun, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
linguistic
x/x
Adjective
literacy
/xxx
Noun
love
/
Noun, Verb
me
/
Noun
mind
/
Noun, Verb
mindful
/x
Adjective, Noun
mom
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
mou
x
Name
multifaceted
xx/xx
Adjective
narrative
/xx
Noun, Adjective
nice
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
note
/
Noun, Verb
notice
/x
Noun, Verb
notion
/x
Noun
okay
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
ongoing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
opinion
x/x
Noun, Verb
organizational
xxx/xx
Adjective
overview
/xx
Noun, Verb
participative
x/xxx
Adjective
perceptual
x/xx
Adjective
philosophy
x/xx
Noun, Verb
picture
/x
Noun, Verb
precondition
xx/x
Noun, Verb
premise
/x
Noun, Verb
prerequisite
x/xx
Noun, Adjective
principle
/xx
Noun, Verb
proficiency
x/xx
Noun
proviso
x/x
Noun
realisation
/x/x
Noun
realise
/xx
Verb
realising
/xxx
Verb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
save
/
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
sorta
/x
Adverb
breakeven
/xx
Verb, Noun, Adjective
get
/
Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
literally
/xxx
Adverb
expression
x/x
Noun
off
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun
backwater
/xx
Noun, Verb