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understood

[uhn-der-stood] / ˌʌn dərˈstʊd /
ADJECTIVE
assumed, implicit
Synonyms
STRONG
accepted appreciated implied inferred known pat presumed unsaid
WEAK
axiomatic down pat inferential on to roger tacit taken for granted undeclared unexpressed unspoken unstated wise to wordless
Antonyms
STRONG
expressed stated
WEAK
explained explicit spoken written

Example Sentences

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They had undergone a hard and thorough lesson in geography in their late teens and twenties, and certainly understood the location and significance of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Tunisia or Normandy.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

The incongruous editing is akin to zoning out while your buddy is talking, coming-to halfway through their thought and playing along like you understood where it was heading the entire time.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

All the other doctors told me the disorder is just too poorly understood.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

It added that it understood it was concerning when letters did not arrive "as expected".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Neither Sarah Taylor nor almost any person, except Maggie, could have possibly understood the kind of abnormality Kate Fox had lived with since she was eleven years old.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock