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verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of understand

1 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 of understand

conclude, decide, deduce, derive, extrapolate, gather, infer, judge, make out, reason
Words Related to understand

assume, suppose

conjecture, guess, speculate, surmise

construe, interpret, read

contemplate, philosophize, rationalize, think

ascertain, dope (out), find out
Phrases Synonymous with understand

draw a conclusion
2 to have a practical understanding of
  • I think I understand how an engine works now
Synonyms of understand

comprehend, grasp, know
Words Related to understand

appreciate, apprehend, cognize, fathom, follow, ken [chiefly Scottish], perceive, savvy

have, possess

catch on (to), pick up
Near Antonyms of understand

misapprehend, misconceive, misinterpret, misknow, misperceive, misunderstand
3 to have a clear idea of
  • after a few weeks in Russia I began to understand the language a little bit
Synonyms of understand

appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, behold, catch, catch on (to), cognize, compass, comprehend, conceive, cotton (to or on to), decipher, decode, dig, discern, get, grasp, grok, intuit, know, make, make out, perceive, recognize, register, savvy, see, seize, sense, tumble (to), twig
Words Related to understand

absorb, digest, take in

realize

fathom, penetrate, pierce
Phrases Synonymous with understand

pick up on
Near Antonyms of understand

misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misperceive, misread, mistake, misunderstand
Antonyms of understand

miss

Synonym Discussion of understand

understand, comprehend, appreciate mean to have a clear or complete idea of. understand and comprehend are very often interchangeable. understand may, however, stress the fact of having attained a firm mental grasp of something.
    • orders that were fully understood and promptly obeyed
comprehend may stress the process of coming to grips with something intellectually.
    • I have trouble comprehending your reasons for doing this
appreciate implies a just evaluation or judgment of a thing's value or nature.
    • failed to appreciate the risks involved

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