COMPREHENSIBLE 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 Something essential was happening in the hard work of trying to make your thoughts comprehensible to another human being (even if that human being was just your teacher). —

Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026 Shared decision-making tools that present options in balanced, comprehensible formats can support informed choice without nudging patients toward any particular decision. —

Jared Rhoads, STAT, 10 Feb. 2026 All of it’s fake, from an ever-growing branch of accounts that use the same verbiage and link to barely comprehensible mock news stories. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026 Mario Kart has to work as an entry point to gaming, something slow and comprehensible enough for your grandma to pick up. —

Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comprehensible

Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensible

Adjective

That anxiety is understandable.

— Edward Timmons, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026
The public at large bought into those efforts with little skepticism in the understandable desire to have Latinos star in the American story.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026