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

In a quiet Northland neighborhood just outside Riverside, where elderly men and women have retired and young families raise children, people are trying to make sense of an abduction and deadly shooting. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2025

How does this in any way make sense for this woman who is so protective of Mark, and so rightly mistrustful of Lumon? —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025

By connecting with local organizations or community groups, businesses can get guidance on how to assess risks and implement changes that make sense for their specific needs. —Lynette Bell, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025

Very little of what Maclean has shown us across the film helps this declaration make sense or have any weight. —Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for make sense

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