COMPREHENSION Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehension

noun

ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-shən

as in understanding

the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something the president's comprehension of the current situation in the Middle East

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Recent Examples of comprehension To drive through it was both to experience a kind of cinematic thrill and attain a level of comprehension only the movies could prepare you for. —

Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026 The artist adds spaces within some words and combines other fragments, producing a delay between reading and comprehension. —

Daniel R. Quiles, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 Especially for Deaf audiences for whom ASL is their first language, overlaid interpretation remains rare but can offer more nuance in context, emotion, and tone, address language deprivation, increase comprehension, and reduce cognitive overload and lags in information delivery. —

Abbey White, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2026 Reading comprehension among California’s fourth-graders ranked 37th among the states in the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress. —

Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comprehension

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This understanding continues to emerge as researchers found another Eastern Han drum in a nearby grave in 1980.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
This Mercury-Mars team-up boosts your 9th House of Learning, potentially kickstarting plans to register for an educational course or book a trip that could expand your understanding.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026