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present participle of comprehend
Synonyms & Antonyms of comprehending
1
to have a clear idea of
- the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong
Synonyms for comprehending
- appreciating,
- apprehending,
- assimilating,
- beholding,
- catching,
- catching on (to),
- cognizing,
- compassing,
- conceiving,
- cottoning (to or on to),
- deciphering,
- decoding,
- digging,
- discerning,
- getting,
- grasping,
- grokking,
- intuiting,
- knowing,
- making,
- making out,
- perceiving,
- recognizing,
- registering,
- savvying,
- seeing,
- seizing,
- sensing,
- tumbling (to),
- twigging,
- understanding
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2
to have a practical understanding of
- it took me a while to comprehend algebra
Synonyms for comprehending
Words Related to comprehending
- appreciating,
- apprehending,
- cognizing,
- fathoming,
- following,
- kenning
- [chiefly Scottish],
- perceiving,
- savvying
Near Antonyms for comprehending
3
to have as part of a whole
- our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior
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Antonyms for comprehending
- excluding,
- leaving (out),
- missing out
- [British],
- omitting
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“Comprehending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehending. Accessed 24 Jan. 2022.
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