COMPREHENDED Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

comprehended

verb

past tense of comprehend

as in understood

to have a clear idea of the age at which children can comprehend the difference between right and wrong

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as in knew

to have a practical understanding of it took me a while to comprehend algebra

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as in included

to have as part of a whole our notion of morality should comprehend much more than proper sexual behavior

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Recent Examples of comprehended The frames keep changing regardless of how much the viewer has noticed or comprehended. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026

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These types of conversations help teens feel understood and strengthen trust, while uncovering more about what is really driving the desire to change up their look.

— Liz Regalia, Parents, 10 Aug. 2026
No one in the nuclear industry really understood the massive technological advancements made in oil drilling within the last 10 to 20 years, Baltzer told Fortune.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of understood

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One page, on paper, taped inside the front cover of a book, written before anyone knew the full answer and precisely because nobody did.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Investigators said that all the teens knew one another but have not yet determined a motive for the killings, according to DeLand Police Chief Jason Umberger.

— Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

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The family snaps included a black-and-white image of a shirtless Hefner cradling the newborn, Lambropoulos Hefner introducing her daughter to their son Forrest, 3, as well as Forrest holding his baby sister, who was sweetly swaddled in pink.

— Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
The 25-year-old, who was acquired from the Mariners in the offseason as part of a three-team deal that also included the Cardinals, played exclusively at third with the M’s last season as a rookie.

— Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of included

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Uncertainty notwithstanding, the longevity world has glommed onto the notion that the vaginal microbiome is some kind of exotic tealeaf that can be deciphered—and perfected by purchasing the right supplements.

— Sarah DiGregorio, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
Its successor script, Linea B, was also a mystery until it was deciphered in 1952 by an amateur linguist and cryptographer Michael Ventris with the help of classicist John Chadwick, both building on patterns in the script first identified by classicist Alice Kober.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Definition of deciphered

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Researchers used the device to process time-series data, including signals that contained both rapid and slow changes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Aug. 2026
But the now more sluggish job market makes that less likely; and inflation should be more contained now, as fuel costs stabilize with a less active Mideast war.

— Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of contained

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Greece designated Olympus its first national park in 1938, and the mountain has long been recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
The two sides were deadlocked over which would control the peninsula until Kissinger recognized that Egypt’s core interest was sovereignty and national pride while Israel’s was security.

— Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of recognized

Verb

That involved gathering thousands of signatures and a legal challenge settled by the Georgia Supreme Court.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The projects involved crew members from 60 different countries participating online while Annapurna’s performers and technicians operated the stage in Hyderabad.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of involved

Verb

Stories of first times, of big feelings imperfectly grasped, of life coming into focus for better or worse.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
The Child has placed his foot on the basket of yarns and has grasped the yarnwinder and gazes attentively at the four spokes that are in the form of a cross.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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