as in accessible
capable of being understood
with understandable pain and anger, the victim's family lashed out at the convicted murderer
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Recent Examples of understandable
His lowest point came midway through this tournament, and that chastening defeat to East Germany — a game Schon desperately wanted to win, for understandable reasons.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Pressures are understandable, but Campbell has to do a better job of limiting pre-snap penalties.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Tran said the emotional responses were understandable.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The reluctance to delegate is understandable.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
That’s an understandable perspective, but where the morals of the interview get so twisted is how much weight Thug gives to being a millionaire and why that’s a big reason he should not just be respected but revered.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
Some artistic liberty is understandable.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Hedda’s magnetism is undeniable, and that people would be under her thrall is understandable.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
That reaction is understandable.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Pressures are understandable, but Campbell has to do a better job of limiting pre-snap penalties.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Tran said the emotional responses were understandable.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
The reluctance to delegate is understandable.
—Brent Gleeson, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
That’s an understandable perspective, but where the morals of the interview get so twisted is how much weight Thug gives to being a millionaire and why that’s a big reason he should not just be respected but revered.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2025
Some artistic liberty is understandable.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Hedda’s magnetism is undeniable, and that people would be under her thrall is understandable.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2025
That reaction is understandable.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandable
Adjective
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TeamSmile also launched a new pilot program to deliver essential dental care for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), highlighting the urgent need for accessible treatment for these kids.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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When performance metrics and strategic key performance indicators are accessible, broader stakeholder groups, including minority shareholders and society, can engage more meaningfully with corporate governance.—
Michael Hilb,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Crosser, going into detail comprehensible only to the network-savvy attendees, laid out all the steps Zoom may go through trying to connect from within a highly secure network.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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The story is actually intelligible this time around, but while the mecha designs look wonderful, the characters definitely needed more work.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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These observations are premised solely for the purpose of rendering more intelligible those which apply more directly to the particular case under consideration.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
29 July 2025
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“Understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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