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
In this quest, the reader often finds that through the understanding of the fictional, the real becomes more comprehensible.
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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
For patients to benefit fully from AI, there must be clear and comprehensible explanations of how these systems work and how they are evaluated.
—Rob El Kareh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
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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
For patients to benefit fully from AI, there must be clear and comprehensible explanations of how these systems work and how they are evaluated.
—Rob El Kareh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comprehensible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comprehensible
accessible
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The Issues As countries with large, accessible datasets gain an advantage in training more robust and accurate AI models, the ability to collect, process and analyze diverse and high-quality healthcare data through patient records, genomic data, imaging and more becomes a strategic asset.—
Ming-Chien Chyu,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The delay by the City Council is all the more confounding because early results from the city’s five pilot zones show some promise, but also some lessons that there is more work to do to bring more affordable, accessible housing to neighborhoods across the city.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehensible. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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