COMPREHENDIBLE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehendible

adjective

Definition of comprehendible

as in understandable

capable of being understood much of what the theoretical physicist wrote is hardly comprehendible by the average person

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Adjective

That project needed to be built over railroad tracks, so the delay there is more understandable.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Bob Frid / Imagn Images The reaction from around the NHL to Zeev Buium’s eight-year extension is understandable.

— Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of understandable

Adjective

Last year, the Venice amfAR Gala was held on a private island only accessible by water bus, with an after-party on another, more beautiful private Venetian island that was difficult to leave.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
Inside, they were warned that security guards equipped with night-vision goggles would be watching for anyone who managed to keep a phone accessible.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of accessible

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Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
In fact, the film’s story would still be comprehensible if its few subtitles were removed (one of Murnau’s earlier silents — 1924’s The Last Laugh — has no titles whatsoever).

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026

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