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
There’s a lot of anger on the show — often, the very understandable result of the situations the characters find themselves in.
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Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Being nervous about a step like this is totally understandable.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s a completely understandable perspective.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
Angelina’s and Chrissy’s anger is understandable.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
The instinct to avoid a lawsuit is understandable, though.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Now back in the shelter, Delilah is having some understandable difficulties adjusting.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
That's particularly understandable, Basta said, with the price of oil running far short of levels like $150 or $200 a barrel that would sharply raise recession risks, but - at near $100/barrel - high enough to noticeably increase some prices.
—Dan Burns, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Your reaction is understandable.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
Being nervous about a step like this is totally understandable.
—Bill Gurley, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
That’s a completely understandable perspective.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
Angelina’s and Chrissy’s anger is understandable.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2026
The instinct to avoid a lawsuit is understandable, though.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Now back in the shelter, Delilah is having some understandable difficulties adjusting.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
That's particularly understandable, Basta said, with the price of oil running far short of levels like $150 or $200 a barrel that would sharply raise recession risks, but - at near $100/barrel - high enough to noticeably increase some prices.
—Dan Burns, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
Your reaction is understandable.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandable
Adjective
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Making education accessible for teenage mothers is a challenge in Kenya and a mounting task for a country with a fast-growing young population.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Accessibility Fogo Island Inn offers fully accessible rooms on its first floor with walk-in showers.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 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
Cite this Entry
“Understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandable. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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