Definitions

make sense

VERB

click

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get on

STRONG

go match succeed

WEAK

be compatible be on same wavelength become clear come off feel a rapport go off well go over hit it off make a hit meet with approval pan out prove out take to each other

VERB

cohere

Synonyms

STRONG

accord check comport conform correspond dovetail go harmonize hold relate square

WEAK

be connected be consistent check out fit in hang together hold water

Antonyms

STRONG

differ disagree fight mismatch refuse stop

WEAK

dispute divide fall off not conform separate

Example Sentences

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“I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

"I was shocked. It didn't make sense; I'd inherited it, the title was legally mine, I was willing to pay the fees and I was over 55."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

And it means that Stephen Colbert, one of the nation’s best vehicles for satirical critique, will no longer be on the air to make sense of the madness of the moment.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

A subfield of AI, computer vision gives machines the ability to make sense of visual information like photos and videos.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

I was still staring at the floor, trying to make sense of what was going on in the kitchen, when I heard my mother blow her nose.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

make sense

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