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 Camille’s self-righteous anger, so understandable yet so misguided, has burned through the screen every week. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Those reactions are understandable, but none are especially useful. — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 Even if the rationale behind all of those films are understandable in a vacuum, that recap hardly reads like the story of a blue chip IP. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 There are understandable concerns over the drain of leadership and experience following the exits of Salah, Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konate and Curtis Jones. — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 That makes the Dodgers' decision to continue giving Tucker opportunities understandable. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 With new car prices averaging close to $50,000, the desire for a cheaper car is understandable. — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026 There are plenty of different answers, which is understandable, considering how new the technology is to society. — Max Darrow, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 This pessimism is understandable—but significantly overstated. — Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for understandable

Adjective

The flash flood took place at Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch on the bottom of the inner canyon in the park, a remote section only accessible by hiking, mule or rafting the Colorado River.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Simmons said the goal for every election should be to make voting convenient and accessible.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of accessible

Adjective

Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of comprehensible

Adjective

The linchpin is the mysterious, barely intelligible Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), who happens to be the eponymous fifth (and most pivotal) element.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of intelligible

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