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
Election officials, civil society groups and researchers can teach how audits work, host open-source verification demonstrations and ensure that high-tech electoral processes are comprehensible to voters.
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Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
In this quest, the reader often finds that through the understanding of the fictional, the real becomes more comprehensible.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
Nearby conversations are clear enough as to be comprehensible.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
An example would be upstream CX changes that help eliminate downstream, cost-inflating customer inquiries (e.g., better product assembly instructions, clearer and more comprehensible invoices, more seamless product return procedures, and even just better expectation-setting at point-of-sale).
—Jon Picoult, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Bruce Schneier, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
In this quest, the reader often finds that through the understanding of the fictional, the real becomes more comprehensible.
—Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, The Dial, 4 Mar. 2025
Nearby conversations are clear enough as to be comprehensible.
—PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
An example would be upstream CX changes that help eliminate downstream, cost-inflating customer inquiries (e.g., better product assembly instructions, clearer and more comprehensible invoices, more seamless product return procedures, and even just better expectation-setting at point-of-sale).
—Jon Picoult, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensible
accessible
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In trying to get neighbors to think of them as an accessible space full of history and nature, its leadership realized their wastewater footprint.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 Aug. 2025
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In addition to the general distribution line, there are separate lines for recipients 65 and older, as well as people who need accessible seating.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensible. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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