UNDERSTANDABLE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

understandable

adjective

Definition of understandable

as in accessible

capable of being understood with understandable pain and anger, the victim's family lashed out at the convicted murderer

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Recent Examples of understandable That’s understandable because counting individuals is straightforward. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In some ways, the hesitation among pharmaceutical companies is understandable. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026 The concern is understandable because this is an important metric when evaluating the health of a business. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Their concern is understandable, and experience still matters enormously. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026 Rush Week Is Its Own Sport Greek life, despite its understandable divisiveness, is a steadfast tradition on most Southern college campuses. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 July 2026 Some people questioned that decision, which was understandable. — Brent Saunders, Fortune, 31 July 2026 That’s a dangerous but understandable mistake for someone to make. — ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026 Daboll placed a premium on keeping players healthy during the preseason, which was an understandable objective. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandable

Adjective

Mexico has basins that should be accessible to unconventional production.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Still, Hayim says the main constraint for developing countries continues to be the lack of accessible financing.

— Akshat Rathi, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of accessible

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In fact, the film’s story would still be comprehensible if its few subtitles were removed (one of Murnau’s earlier silents — 1924’s The Last Laugh — has no titles whatsoever).

— Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Like a lot of your work, the joke underscoring this new song and video is incredibly niche and also evidently instantly comprehensible to millions of people.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

Definition of comprehensible

Adjective

In a busy cafe environment, the buds successfully eliminate most of the background noise, but my voice becomes more compressed and less intelligible.

— Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
China has also invested in narrative power—the capacity to present its conduct in legal terms that foreign audiences will find intelligible and persuasive.

— Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of intelligible

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