Synonyms of comprehensible

comprehensible

adjective

ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 

as in understandable

capable of being understood

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understandable
• accessible
• intelligible
• coherent
• legible
• comprehendible
• graspable
• apprehensible
• scrutable
• fathomable
• simple
• straightforward
• decipherable
• articulate
• plain
• fluent
• well-spoken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incomprehensible
• incoherent
• inscrutable
• mysterious
• obscure
• insensible
• esoteric
• cryptic
• inarticulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comprehensible

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, 18 June 2026

Kids will get the messages that Plensa espouses as quickly as adults, but this work is an easy, comprehensible introduction to how artists work, using surprising materials in inventive ways to make viewers consider the world differently. — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 June 2026

Advertisement The resulting docuseries attempts, above all, to make Richards’ experience comprehensible—to place a familiar, utterly recognizable person at the center of a story many people assume could never touch them. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 1 June 2026