understandable
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understandable
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From Middle English understondable, equivalent to understand + -able.
adjective more understandable · most understandable
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Capable of being understood; comprehensible.
Similar: apprehensible · Opposite: incomprehensible, unfathomable
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Capable of being accepted or excused under the circumstances; permissible.
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Similar: acceptable, excusable · Opposite: inexcusable, out of bounds, unacceptable
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: comprehensible, comprehendible, intelligible, perceivable, meaningful, graspable, apprehensible, recognizable, explainable, explicable, comprehensibly, understandably, legibly, conceivable, legible, readable
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adj capable of being understood
| Español | entendible |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이해할 수 있다 ihaehal su itda |
| 日本語 | 理解できる rikai dekiru |
| 中文 | 可懂的 kědǒng de, 可以理解的 kěyǐ lǐjiě de |
| Português | compreensível, entendível |
| Français | compréhensible, comprenable |
| Deutsch | verständlich, begreifbar |
| Italiano | comprensibile |
| Română | de înțeles |
| Русский | поня́тный ponjátnyj |
| العربية | مَفْهُوم mafhūm |
adj capable of being accepted or excused
| Português | compreensível |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verständlich |
| Italiano | perdonabile, comprensibile |
| Русский | прие́млемый prijémlemyj |
Talk about this word "understandable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/understandable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. understandable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/understandable "understandable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/understandable.Cite this
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