CEFR C1

comprehensible

adjective

Meaning

comprehensible means able to be comprehended. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as comprehensible.
A comprehensible tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: apprehensible, clear, intelligible, understandable

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comprehensible (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /kɒmpɹəˈhɛnsɪbəl/

Definition

comprehensible means able to be comprehended. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as comprehensible.
A comprehensible tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became comprehensible after the announcement.

How to Use comprehensible

comprehensible + noun (collocation): Use comprehensible before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a comprehensible reaction."
become comprehensible (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became comprehensible near the end."

Synonyms of comprehensible

Words with a similar meaning to comprehensible:

Antonyms of comprehensible

Words with the opposite meaning to comprehensible:

incomprehensible

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