Synonyms of understandings

understandings

noun

plural of understanding

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agreements
• pacts
• conventions
• contracts
• settlements
• promises
• covenants
• deals
• compacts
• accords
• bargains
• treaties
• dispositions
• pledges
• associations
• partnerships
• charters
• binders
• alliances
• approvals
• acceptances
• consents
• concurrences
• ententes
• assents
• leagues
• entente cordiales
• OKs

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perceptions
• appreciations
• grasps
• comprehensions
• grips
• apprehensions
• conceptions
• absorptions
• assimilations
• holds
• realizations
• percipiences
• digestions
• uptakes
• enlightenments
• visualizations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misunderstandings
• misinterpretations
• misperceptions
• misapprehensions
• incomprehensions
• miscomprehensions

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of understandings

Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

But few such understandings appear to exist in the Russian-Ukrainian case. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 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

Putin and Erdoğan’s secret campaigns are being fought under the radar, in places that are torn between rival nation states and their conflicting understandings of the past and future. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

But the industry’s significance to black history goes beyond economic understandings of racial uplift. — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026

This includes addressing gray areas such as digital communication norms, power dynamics and evolving understandings of respectful conduct. — Elissa Rossi, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Weekly Newsletter This led to a breakthrough in translation, which, along with new archaeological discoveries, produced new understandings. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2026

The ruling has long been criticized as out of step with basic understandings of the law, and the court later refused to extend the exemption to other sports, including football, basketball and boxing. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 July 2026