COMPREHENSIBILITIES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehensible

adjective

ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl

Definition of comprehensible next

as in understandable

capable of being understood a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen

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Recent Examples of comprehensible Chess can seem abstruse and forbidding to the uninitiated, but Himelfarb’s account of it is as readable and comprehensible as any more familiar sports story—or, for that matter, any narrative in which a bunch of ambitious people pursue a single goal. —

Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 Dahl’s revulsion at the violence committed in Israel’s name is at once comprehensible, in and of itself, and rooted in Dahl’s set of antisemitic beliefs. —

Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 Davis is wry and quietly defiant of stereotype, her Elaine’s composure hard-won and her sacrifice of certain kinds of sympathy fully comprehensible. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Just as astronomers assign visible colors to otherwise invisible wavelengths to make images comprehensible, sonification gives numerical data distinct sonic qualities. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comprehensible

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Adjective

But if your data isn’t structured, accessible and understandable to AI systems, your brand simply doesn’t appear in the right places at the right time.

— Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
And given that the current president has put falsehoods about his predecessor on the White House’s walls, a former first family wanting to hold their own story close is understandable.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026