COMPREHENDED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehended

verb

past tense of comprehend

as in understood

to have a clear idea of the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong

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as in knew

to have a practical understanding of it took me a while to comprehend algebra

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as in included

to have as part of a whole our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior

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Recent Examples of comprehended The frames keep changing regardless of how much the viewer has noticed or comprehended. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026

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Central Florida has long understood the power of storytelling.

— Jack Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
In his fullest public argument yet about his thinking, Thiel and co-author Sam Wolfe write the figure of ultimate evil is best understood not as a monster or a tyrant but as a technocrat.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026

Definition of understood

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The case against Tristan previously included three counts of rape, six counts of actual bodily harm and two counts of human trafficking.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 19 July 2026
Along with attending matches, Infantino’s itinerary included stops in New York for an interview on Fox & Friends and in Miami for a FIFA summit attended by representatives from the organization’s 211 member associations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of included

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Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026
The signature was deciphered with the help of AI, and specialists at auction house Lyon & Turnbull were able to confirm that Cadell was the artist.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026

Definition of deciphered

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Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Wildberries said the fire at the Kotovsk site had been contained.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of contained

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Charles Birnbaum, president of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, said his nonprofit was recognized as a Section 106 consulting party about the fencing in April, but has not been invited to any meetings about it.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 July 2026
Hayward and Bienvenue also recognized that their stories had been shortened for the show, so audiences did not see all of the necessary context for their engagement.

— Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of recognized

Verb

After years of leadership churn, the sequence of traditional events involved in the transfer of power has become familiar for many in Britain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
No criminal charges have been filed against any immigration enforcement officer involved in the recent fatal car stops.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of involved

Verb

All-Rounder Top-Handle Top-handle bags bring an entirely different vibe to the act of carrying a bag, since they can only be grasped with one hand or slipped into the crook of an arm.

— Alice Cary, Vogue, 13 July 2026
Zverev grasped his knee in apparent discomfort and Sinner went around the net and helped his opponent up off the grass.

— Andrew Dampf, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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