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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making sense

As McElwee’s film reminded me, there’s no easy way of making sense of life.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

As of Friday morning, she said, she was still making sense of the reports about health officials’ findings.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026

“None of it is really making sense to us,” she said earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

But then the pandemic hit, along with various other life events, and she says it "kept making sense" to stay.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

Every night I pray and ask for help making sense of the tragedy.

From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea