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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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Her concurrence is too cryptic, though, to be of much use to lower courts trying to make sense of Gorsuch’s maximalist rhetoric.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Regulatory developments have played a part in recent weeks but investors are also struggling to make sense of cryptos’ role in a landscape of mounting risks—is it a haven or not?

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Space-based data centers, however, would have to overcome many technical challenges, as well as make sense economically.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

This is a key place where Roths might not make sense for some people, because you have to have the cash available to pay the tax.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

My brain is too fuzzy for me to fully make sense of what I’m seeing.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.