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 Synonyms for understandable
Adjective
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In high school, Gates and Allen predicted that microprocessors — small computer chips — would eventually turn bulky, expensive computers into small, affordable, personal machines accessible to everyone.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025 -
In comparison to the Super Bowl, where such ads cost around $8 million, the Daytona 500 offers a more accessible yet high-profile advertising opportunity.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This distinction is abundantly and immediately clear onstage, never explained but automatically comprehensible to audiences as soon as the dialogue begins, and a testament to the strength of the writing and conception of the piece.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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The decision was comprehensible — Caen were on another dismal run in Ligue 2 — but its execution rankled some.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His turn toward politics is probably one of the biggest things to happen to any Marvel character offscreen, right up there with Hulk becoming intelligible between Avengers movies and Tony Stark and Pepper Potts breaking up and reuniting about a dozen times.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
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The lyrics manage to be about nothing in particular yet totally intelligible.—
Marc Tracy,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandable. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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