make sense of

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VERB

describe

Synonyms

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call characterize chronicle construe define depict detail express illustrate interpret label name outline portray recount report represent specify tell term

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communicate delineate distinguish draw elucidate epitomize exemplify explicate expound illuminate image impart limn narrate paint particularize picture recite rehearse relate sketch state trace transmit

WEAK

convey image make apparent make clear make vivid mark out write up

Antonyms

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conceal confuse distort hide ignore listen misunderstand suppress

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cloud complicate mystify obscure

WEAK

misrepresent mix up

VERB

understand

Synonyms

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apprehend catch comprehend fathom figure out follow get grasp know perceive register savvy sense

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appreciate deduce discern infer interpret master note penetrate realize recognize see

WEAK

be aware be conscious of be with it catch on get the hang of get the idea get the picture get the point have knowledge of ken make out take in take meaning

Antonyms

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be ignorant lose misinterpret miss misunderstand not get overlook

WEAK

mistake

Example Sentences

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make sense of

How do you make sense of what this moment is?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Mathematicians have long used their tools to make sense of human behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

In a matter of weeks, she dashed off 11 short, guitar-based songs that tried to make sense of her whirlwind two years.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

I’m not one of those rubes who thinks a job is unimportant just because I can’t make sense of it.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

He looks like he’s thinking hard to make sense of something that doesn’t make sense.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam