UNDERSTANDINGS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

understandings

noun

plural of understanding

as in agreements

an arrangement about action to be taken the tenants came to an understanding with the landlord that they would be able to renew their leases for the same rent

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as in perceptions

the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something a social observer with a deep understanding of the problems that the nation's cities face in the 21st century

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Recent Examples of understandings Advertisement Beneath their cultural differences, AI safety and cybersecurity have competing understandings of what AI is. — Harry Booth, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 China and the United States would be well advised to seek similar understandings to limit the AI arms race. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Again, this is the legacy of Christianity playing out in depictions and understandings of female monstrosity. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Under what was known as the Status Quo, a set of unwritten understandings between Israel and Jordan, the custodian of Jerusalem’s Muslim holy sites, Jews could visit the shrine, but only Muslims could worship there. — Ilan Ben Zion, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 The cutting edge of this debate is happening in cryptography, where AI has completely changed popular understandings of trust and assurance. — Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 Some of their clients lack financial literacy and have generally poor understandings of the healthcare system. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 But doing so can unlock new understandings of what the vagus nerve does and how its role changes over time. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

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Noun

While the part of the agreement about minerals was separated from the global health agreement after the public outcry in Zambia, many of the global health agreements do require the recipient country to share data such as pathogen information.

— Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
The fund plans to acquire stakes in audiovisual companies and provide financing for individual productions, including participatory loans tied to presales, distribution agreements and tax incentives, as well as gap financing.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of agreements

Noun

While trends like these can shift perceptions of beauty and create new aesthetic anxieties, Payne argues that ferritin face also encourages consumers to approach beauty more holistically.

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
The tipster warned that a small number of enthusiastic residents tend to appear over and over in media coverage, skewing public perceptions.

— Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of perceptions

Noun

Washington has supplemented these multilateral initiatives with bilateral defense production agreements, including pacts with Australia, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan to partner on critical defense systems, missile production, and shipbuilding.

— Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026
Under the co-exclusive pacts, all five seasons of Orphan Black are now available to stream on HBO Max and Peacock.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of pacts

Noun

As some national lands face uncertainty, five Post Opinions writers share appreciations of their favorites.

— Washington Post Opinions, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2026
Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.

— Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of appreciations

Noun

Unlike consumer-facing creator conventions, Paris Creator Week is positioning itself as a B2B gathering where creators, media execs, platforms, brands, agencies and investors can explore partnerships and new business models.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Lloyd and Fox have reunited at many fan conventions in the years since.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of conventions

Noun

Through universal intelligent manipulation, the robot autonomously plans grasps, adjusts force in real time, and navigates obstacles using seamless hand–eye coordination.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 Jan. 2026
The Hurricanes needed that to happen after the game nearly slipped out of their grasps.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025

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