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comprehend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of comprehend

1 to have a clear idea of

the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong

Synonyms of comprehend

appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig, understand

Words Related to comprehend

absorb, digest, take in

fathom, penetrate, pierce

Phrases Synonymous with comprehend

Near Antonyms of comprehend

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand

Antonyms of comprehend

2 to have a practical understanding of

it took me a while to comprehend algebra

Synonyms of comprehend

grasp, know, understand

Words Related to comprehend

appreciate, apprehend, cognize, fathom, follow, ken [chiefly Scottish], perceive, savvy

catch on (to), pick up

Near Antonyms of comprehend

misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misknow, misperceive, misunderstand

3 to have as part of a whole

our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior

Synonyms of comprehend

carry, contain, embrace, encompass, entail, include, involve, number, subsume, take in

Words Related to comprehend

comprise, consist (of)

have, hold, own, possess

compose, constitute, form, make

assimilate, embody, incorporate, integrate

Near Antonyms of comprehend

ban, bar, debar, preclude, prevent, prohibit

deny, refuse, reject

eliminate, except, rule out

lose, mislay, misplace

Antonyms of comprehend

exclude, leave (out), miss out [British], omit

Synonym Discussion of comprehend

understand, comprehend, appreciate mean to have a clear or complete idea of. understand and comprehend are very often interchangeable. understand may, however, stress the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something.

- orders that were fully understood and promptly obeyed

comprehend may stress the process of coming to grips with something intellectually.

- I have trouble comprehending your reasons for doing this

appreciate implies a just evaluation or judgment of a thing's value or nature.

- failed to appreciate the risks involved

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