make sense

idiom

1

: to have a clear meaning : to be easy to understand

We read the recommendations and thought they made (perfect) sense.

The instructions don't make any sense (at all).

The instructions make no sense (at all).

You're not making much sense (to me).

2

: to be reasonable

It makes sense to leave early to avoid traffic.

It makes little/no sense to continue.

Why would he do such an awful thing? It makes no sense (to me).

Examples of make sense in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Derek Shelton has been notorious for creating lineups that don't make sense to Pirates fans. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025

The network’s decision to abandon it didn’t even make sense to her on its own terms. —Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025

That’s why people are leaving Maryland — for places where the systems are fair, the roads are maintained and the priorities are based on facts that make sense. — Tim Smith, Glen Burnie Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025

The color would make sense for a Northwestern University graduate. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for make sense

• antisense
• commonsense
• effulgence
• frankincense
• ninepence
• nondefense
• penitence
• recommence
• recompence
• recompense
• cense
• dense