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View synonyms for comprehensible

comprehensible

[ kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.


comprehensible

/ ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being comprehended
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Derived Forms

  • ˌcompreˈhensibly, adverb
  • ˌcompreˌhensiˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • compre·hensi·bili·ty compre·hensi·ble·ness noun
  • compre·hensi·bly adverb
  • inter·compre·hensi·bili·ty noun
  • noncom·pre·hendi·ble adjective
  • noncom·pre·hensi·ble adjective
  • noncom·pre·hensi·ble·ly adverb
  • uncom·pre·hensi·ble adjective
  • uncom·pre·hensi·ble·ness noun
  • uncom·pre·hensi·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comprehensible1

From the Latin word comprehēnsibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See comprehension, -ible
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Example Sentences

"The algorithm still has to learn how to explain the diagnosis in a comprehensible way," says Maskeliūnas.

What is less comprehensible is state suicide by a democratic republic, replete with the constitutional protections of free speech, due process and public referendum.

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His declining ability to generate a comprehensible sentence, much less string together a coherent argument, will raise serious concerns.

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The mechanisms through which it ravages bats, once mysterious, are now comprehensible.

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This must be done in a "clear and comprehensible" way, Ofcom has ordered.

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