The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
understandable — index ascertainable, cognizable, coherent (clear), comprehensible, elementary, explicit, lucid, o … Law dictionary
comprehensible — I adjective apprehensible, articulate, ascertainable, clear, clear cut, cognizable, cognoscible, comprehendable, conceivable, decipherable, defined, disclosed, easily understood, easy to understand, evident, exoteric, explicable, explicit,… … Law dictionary
comprehensible — [adj] understandable apprehensible, clear, coherent, comprehendible, conceivable, explicit, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, lucid, luminous, plain; concepts 402,529 Ant. exclusive, incomplete, nonunderstandable, unintelligible … New thesaurus
understandable — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)stæ̱ndəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s behaviour or feelings as understandable, you think that they have reacted to a situation in a natural way or in the way you would expect. His unhappiness was understandable.… … English dictionary
understandable — adjective 1 able to be understood; comprehensible: The announcement was barely understandable. 2 understandable behaviour, reactions etc seem normal and reasonable because of the situation you are in: Her anger was entirely understandable in the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
comprehensible — com|pre|hen|si|ble [ˌkɔmprıˈhensıbəl US ˌka:m ] adj easy to understand = ↑understandable ≠ ↑incomprehensible ▪ Her speech was slurred and barely comprehensible. comprehensible to ▪ The procedure must be clear and comprehensible to all staff.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
understandable — adjective 1) make it understandable to the layman Syn: comprehensible, intelligible, clear, plain, unambiguous, transparent, straightforward, explicit, coherent 2) an understandable desire Syn: unsurprising … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
comprehensible — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. intelligible, plain, coherent; see understandable . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being readily understood: fathomable, intelligible, knowable, understandable. See KNOWLEDGE … English dictionary for students
understandable — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. comprehensible, conceivable, appreciable, expected, to be expected, natural, normal, regular, making sense, accordant, congruous, intelligible, coherent, lucid, unambiguous, in harmony with, readable, reasonable,… … English dictionary for students
comprehensible — adjective the information must be accurate and comprehensible Syn: intelligible, understandable, accessible; lucid, coherent, clear, plain, explicit, unambiguous, straightforward, fathomable Ant: opaque … Thesaurus of popular words
