as in accessible
capable of being understood
with understandable pain and anger, the victim's family lashed out at the convicted murderer
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Recent Examples of understandable
Such meekness is understandable from him.
—
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Its California School Dashboard Guide provides understandable explanations of the dashboard’s ratings, both overall for the state’s 30 largest school districts and in detail for three districts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Hellebuyck stuck around to the bitter end for his Presidential Medal of Freedom announcement, which was more than understandable.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Heat fans’ impatience is understandable.
—Greg Cote
february 25, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Trump is going hard in the opposite direction, toward more punishment, always the easier and more understandable route for voters fed up with crime (even though crime rates have been declining since President Biden was in office).
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Choose understandable, specific language to engender trust and work up momentum.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
That’s completely understandable.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Invoking the gods of nerves was an understandable impulse given recent frailties.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
Its California School Dashboard Guide provides understandable explanations of the dashboard’s ratings, both overall for the state’s 30 largest school districts and in detail for three districts.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Hellebuyck stuck around to the bitter end for his Presidential Medal of Freedom announcement, which was more than understandable.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026
Heat fans’ impatience is understandable.
—Greg Cote
february 25, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
Trump is going hard in the opposite direction, toward more punishment, always the easier and more understandable route for voters fed up with crime (even though crime rates have been declining since President Biden was in office).
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Choose understandable, specific language to engender trust and work up momentum.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 24 Feb. 2026
That’s completely understandable.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
Invoking the gods of nerves was an understandable impulse given recent frailties.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandable
Adjective
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Accessibility The building incorporates universal design throughout, featuring step-free entrances to all of the restaurants, wide doorways, accessible guest rooms with barrier-free bathrooms, and a wheelchair accessible lift from the shower room to the pool area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Feb. 2026
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The mix of accessible designs and bold propositions, rich in pop references and communicated through ironic and irreverent campaigns, activations and collaboration galore enabled Calza to carve a specific niche of loyal fans.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
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Something essential was happening in the hard work of trying to make your thoughts comprehensible to another human being (even if that human being was just your teacher).—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The remark was not, however, intelligible in the media room, where the ceremony was streamed live.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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Several shouts were audible during the first part of the ceremony, although what was said wasn’t intelligible to an Associated Press reporter in the press room.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandable. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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