as in understandable
capable of being understood
much of what the theoretical physicist wrote is hardly comprehendible by the average person
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Adjective
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In a social situation where a single behavior can lead to accolades (if successful) or public ridicule (if failed), pushing risks past all reason may be understandable, particularly for individuals who have already built their identity and reputation around being an elite risk-taker.—
Christopher Ferguson,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Not wishing to linger on the emotional repercussions of these hurtful incidents is understandable, of course.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of opening in a separate tab, the assistant now lives in a side panel that stays accessible across all tabs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The fraudsters, those administrators say, are taking advantage of a vulnerability created by the degree to which these schools are accessible to students.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Erratic as the president sounds, the Trumpian worldview is comprehensible and even, in some respects, predictable.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2026
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All of it’s fake, from an ever-growing branch of accounts that use the same verbiage and link to barely comprehensible mock news stories.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Comprehendible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comprehendible. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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