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understandable
adjective as in comprehensible
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apprehensible, clear, imaginable, knowable, legible, lucid, plain, readable, unambiguous
adjective as in expected
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adjective as in able to be understood
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acceptable, coherent, comprehensible, intelligible, justifiable, logical, reasonable, recognizable, simple
Example Sentences
To make that understandable and realistic for the reader, I’ve interviewed many British police professionals, from detectives to press officers to constables on the street.
“We’ve hurt our Canadian Friends with actions that the administration has taken. It’s understandable,” he said.
“I know this news may be unsettling — and that is understandable,” Garcia wrote in an email about the investigation, a copy of which was obtained by The Times.
The central defenders have looked shaky at times defending one-against-one here, but this is partly understandable given the situations they've found themselves in.
This was understandable in a sense, given the well-known stealth with which democratic backsliders often act.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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