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

Like a lot of your work, the joke underscoring this new song and video is incredibly niche and also evidently instantly comprehensible to millions of people. — David MacK, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

That makes for much more comprehensible statements and better budgeting. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026

Editorially, the biggest challenge was giving the film a coherent throughline that interpreted the events for audiences in a comprehensible and entertaining way. — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

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