COMPREHENDS Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehends

verb

present tense third-person singular of comprehend

as in understands

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 knows

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

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as in encompasses

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 comprehends In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026 In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it. — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025

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Verb

Former Norway goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt understands the value of such an approach.

— Don Riddell, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Real thinking — the kind that understands a question, grasps its context and goes out to gather information before formulating a response.

— Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of understands

Verb

Our coverage encompasses political news with statewide and national implications, alongside local news of major significance for surrounding communities.

— Scott Lebar, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
It was done by researchers in Washington state, who examined the use of MMRV between 2015 and 2025 in King County, which encompasses Seattle.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of encompasses

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The African Union's Continental Artificial Intelligence Strategy recognizes AI as a strategic enabler of economic transformation.

— Babajide Ojuola, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Disability Pride Month goes beyond commemoration of the ADA, however, and recognizes and celebrates the advocacy and gains of the disability rights movement and the disability community’s culture, resilience, and unique identity.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026

Definition of recognizes

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Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.

— Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.

— Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025

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The 585-acre neighborhood contains 5 million square feet of office space, including 250,000 square feet of medical offices where John Muir Health has been expanding.

— George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
The ancient Moa Eggshell Cave in New Zealand contains the remains of several extinct animal species lost approximately a million years ago.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 6 July 2026

Definition of contains

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Like Parker and filmmaker Robert Altman, another Kansas City native, Swift sees Sudeikis as a genius.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
And the viewer sees the crowd too—sometimes as a great, heaving body, other times as individual figures, each with their own rapt expression.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026