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comprehension
Synonyms and Antonyms of comprehension
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 Synonyms appreciation, apprehension, grasp, grip, hold, perception, percipience, understanding Related Words absorption, assimilation, digestion, uptake; conception, visualization; awareness, consciousness, enlightenment, realization Near Antonyms misapprehension, miscomprehension, misinterpretation, misperception, misunderstanding Antonyms incomprehension, noncomprehension
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