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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
Moore’s statements represented a dramatic shift from his comments last week, when he said the media reports had generated an ‘understandable mistrust’ of the Fire Department.
Both Erin and Marcellino expressed some sympathy for the “pick-me girls,” and agreed that their behavior is understandable given a morally bankrupt situation.
City Council’s public safety committee — two days before the full council approved his appointment as chief — that the reports had generated an “understandable mistrust” of the fire department.
“Lord Fredrick will be here in time for supper. He has many acquaintances in the city, and wished to pay a call at his club’s accommodations in London before settling in. It is quite understandable.”
Fourteen itemized complaints, most concerning fiscal matters, are presented with sobriety, plus a slow burn of understandable anger.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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