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
Or perhaps its author was just exhausted, which would be entirely understandable.
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Liz Schubauer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Almeida believes that is understandable.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
According to Myran, dental fear is easily understandable from a psychological perspective.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Now, with unconfirmed reports circulating that Intel is seeking investments from Apple and rival TSMC, his focus on external players seems understandable.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
With so much variation between individuals, there are understandable concerns about placing young teenagers into adult first-team environments.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
All of that, to make a very long and complex process understandable in our conversation now, is how the script came together.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Such a reality would be understandable, of course.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
But since the fussy Seinfeld character was initially created as an elevated version of David himself, this sowed understandable confusion on the Curb set.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Liz Schubauer, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Almeida believes that is understandable.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
According to Myran, dental fear is easily understandable from a psychological perspective.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Now, with unconfirmed reports circulating that Intel is seeking investments from Apple and rival TSMC, his focus on external players seems understandable.
—Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
With so much variation between individuals, there are understandable concerns about placing young teenagers into adult first-team environments.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
All of that, to make a very long and complex process understandable in our conversation now, is how the script came together.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Such a reality would be understandable, of course.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
But since the fussy Seinfeld character was initially created as an elevated version of David himself, this sowed understandable confusion on the Curb set.
—Thr Staff, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandable
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The investment bank’s hiring process is widely regarded as one of the most competitive in finance, with acceptance rates that make admission to Harvard University seem accessible by comparison.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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Parks and visitor sites with accessible areas that collect fees under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act will utilize available fees to provide basic visitor service, according to the NPS and BLM plans.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The idea is to make worker feedback less intimidating for companies by turning it into easily comprehensible data and action items.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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At a moment when many people’s thoughts and feelings about antisemitism are intense without necessarily being intelligible to others, and when accusations of antisemitism are tremendously forceful, Mazower’s book makes an immense contribution.—
Book Marks
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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The story is actually intelligible this time around, but while the mecha designs look wonderful, the characters definitely needed more work.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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