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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The comments provide additional context for a return that has included both encouraging signs and understandable growing pains.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The idea remains fan speculation rather than reported fact, but her announcement history makes the urge to investigate understandable.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 July 2026

Definition of understandable

Adjective

California will share its own records through the program, including state ID holders’ names, social security numbers and dates of birth would be accessible to DMVs across the country.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Petersburg, where the challenger has lived for decades, is an island community of about 3,000 people in southeast Alaska that is accessible only by air or water.

— Becky Bohrer, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Definition of accessible

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By these arguments, an AI proof of a mathematical conjecture that has stubbornly resisted human efforts would be useful only if comprehensible to humans.

— Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
Suddenly, Marjane succumbing to sorrow became achingly comprehensible.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026

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