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understandable

[uhn-der-stan-duh-buhl] / ˌʌn dərˈstæn də bəl /
ADJECTIVE
comprehensible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coherent intelligible logical obvious recognizable
WEAK
apprehensible clear imaginable knowable legible lucid plain readable unambiguous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ambiguous irrational obscure unintelligible
WEAK
incomprehensible unfathomable
ADJECTIVE
expected
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable predictable reasonable
WEAK
anticipated forgivable likely
Antonyms
WEAK
incomprehensible unfathomable unintelligible
ADJECTIVE
able to be understood
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable coherent comprehensible intelligible justifiable logical reasonable recognizable simple
WEAK
clear lucid pellucid plain
Antonyms
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irrational unintelligible unreasonable
WEAK
incomprehensible unfathomable

Example Sentences

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It’s understandable why Apple investors are sensitive to news around the foldable iPhone.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Roher’s approach is understandable for a mainstream doc.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Despite the age gap, the off-kilter attraction between Dianne and Sam is understandable, given how unhappy both of them are with their stuck lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Clearly, reliability is an issue, but that's understandable in their first year as a power-unit manufacturer.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Those principles of crop development by artificial selection still serve as our most understandable model of the origin of species by natural selection.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond