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comprehensible
adjective /ˌkɒm.prɪˈhen.sɪ.bl̩/
/ˌkɑːm-/ Definition
› able to be understood: It's written in clear, comprehensible English. Her writing is barely comprehensible to me. → Opposite incomprehensibleEasy to understand comprehensibility
/-hen.sɪˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
/-hen.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Easy to understand comprehensibly
/-bli/ adverb Easy to understand
/-hen.səˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Easy to understand comprehensibly
/-bli/ adverb Easy to understand (Definition of comprehensible adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) clear as day idiom
- accessible adjective
- axiomatic adjective
- clarity noun (EASY TO HEAR/SEE)
- clarity noun (EASY TO UNDERSTAND)
- crisp adjective (CLEAR)
- crystal clear idiom
- explicit adjective
- expressly adverb
- graphic adjective (CLEAR)
- hang together phrasal verb (SEEM TRUE)
- incisive adjective
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