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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It doesn't make sense to destroy that installed base, so existing trucks will remain in service for another decade or two as the old generation gives way to its autonomous successor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

To make sense of this, we could construct a five-dimensional framework, using three spatial dimensions and two time dimensions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Humanoid robot soldiers make sense, he argues, because the world is built for humans.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

If you expect to live into your 80s or 90s, delaying until 70 may make sense because it would maximize your monthly benefit for the rest of your life.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“If they were on the same voyage, it could explain how this book ended up in the Ashton Place library. If only I could make sense of it!”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

make sense

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