as in accessible
capable of being understood
with understandable pain and anger, the victim's family lashed out at the convicted murderer
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Recent Examples of understandable
That anxiety is understandable.
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Edward Timmons, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
The public at large bought into those efforts with little skepticism in the understandable desire to have Latinos star in the American story.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Pain is psychological The psychological domain of pain is less commonly addressed due to pervasive, and understandable, stigma.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
The adaptation was always going to invite comparisons to the original, of course, and the producers’ instincts to try to replicate its format and sensibilities wholesale to reverse engineer its success are understandable.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
That part is understandable, at least.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s a refreshingly honest reason for calling it quits, and an understandable one.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The Cowboys’ previous pursuit of tall, long corners has been understandable.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Take the lead with understandable, no-frills promises.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Edward Timmons, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
The public at large bought into those efforts with little skepticism in the understandable desire to have Latinos star in the American story.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
Pain is psychological The psychological domain of pain is less commonly addressed due to pervasive, and understandable, stigma.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
The adaptation was always going to invite comparisons to the original, of course, and the producers’ instincts to try to replicate its format and sensibilities wholesale to reverse engineer its success are understandable.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
That part is understandable, at least.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2026
That’s a refreshingly honest reason for calling it quits, and an understandable one.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
The Cowboys’ previous pursuit of tall, long corners has been understandable.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Take the lead with understandable, no-frills promises.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandable
Adjective
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Police recommend using the PortMiami Tunnel, accessible from I‑395, to avoid congestion.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The system is designed to be accessible on the software side, allowing developers to test new behaviors in real environments such as homes or dorms.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dahl’s revulsion at the violence committed in Israel’s name is at once comprehensible, in and of itself, and rooted in Dahl’s set of antisemitic beliefs.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Davis is wry and quietly defiant of stereotype, her Elaine’s composure hard-won and her sacrifice of certain kinds of sympathy fully comprehensible.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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News media break reality down and repackage it into intelligible narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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There’s a way to use vocoder and elicit emotion—see Bon Iver or Rosalía—but MORI’s technique shrinks the warmth of his bari-bass to a barely intelligible mumble.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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