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making sense

ADJECTIVE
reasonable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable cheap equitable fair feasible honest humane impartial judicious justifiable legitimate modest objective plausible proper prudent rational restrained sane sensible understandable valid
WEAK
analytical average circumspect conservative controlled discreet fit inexpensive just knowing legit low-cost low-priced okay politic reflective right sapient sound standing to reason temperate unexcessive unextreme within reason
Antonyms
STRONGEST
assured biased bold invalid irrational partial prejudiced senseless unacceptable unfair unjust unlikely unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwarranted unwise
WEAK
expensive implausible impractical intolerable nonsensical outrageous stupid

Example Sentences

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But they were also about to prove that they were already better than most humans at making sense of a tournament known for being completely insane, as Ben Cohen and Andrew Beaton write.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The movie is me making sense of that mystery and beauty while also understanding that I have asthma because of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Where to start making sense of this chaotic, frantic and memorable Boxing Day match?

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

"Religion may provide some way of making sense of the world, some sense of identity in relation to others, that can't easily be replaced by other forms of socialization," Oostrom said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025

I’m not sure I’m even making sense, but Jonah blinks a few times, then nods.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison