Synonyms of understood

understood

verb

past tense of understand

1

as in derived

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information

as I understand it, this is the best plan that we have

Synonyms & Similar Words

• derived
• decided
• concluded
• inferred
• thought
• deduced
• reasoned
• assumed
• guessed
• extrapolated
• judged
• speculated
• ascertained
• read
• supposed
• made out
• gathered
• interpreted
• surmised
• drew a conclusion
• construed
• contemplated
• conjectured
• rationalized
• philosophized
• found out
• doped (out)

2

as in knew

to have a practical understanding of

I think I understand how an engine works now

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knew
• comprehended
• grasped
• appreciated
• possessed
• perceived
• apprehended
• followed
• fathomed
• had
• kenned
• cognized
• savvied
• caught on (to)
• picked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misapprehended
• misconceived
• misperceived
• misknew

3

as in comprehended

to have a clear idea of

after a few weeks in Russia I began to understand the language a little bit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knew
• comprehended
• recognized
• deciphered
• grasped
• appreciated
• saw
• realized
• discerned
• sensed
• got
• perceived
• conceived
• made
• apprehended
• assimilated
• intuited
• decoded
• beheld
• seized
• registered
• dug
• grokked
• caught on (to)
• made out
• tumbled (to)
• picked up on
• caught
• twigged
• cognized
• savvied
• compassed
• absorbed
• cottoned (to or on to)
• digested
• fathomed
• penetrated
• took in
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misconstrued
• misread
• mistook
• misconceived
• misapprehended
• misperceived