The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.
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Understandable
Synonyms for "understandable" (88 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Adjective(9 words)
intelligibleaccessible energy storageapprehensibleclearclear absenceclear directionclear educational valueclear errorclear instructions
Noun(5 words)
clear definitionclear design systemclear englishclear explanationclear online community guidelines
Strong matches (26)
Noun(3 words)
clear scientific representationclear teachingeasily accessible
Adjective(9 words)
clear speakingclear watersclear waycomprehensibledecipherabledecipherable designdefensibleeasy-to-understandexplainable
clear-cutcognizablecoherentcomprehensibleconceivablediscerniblediscoverabledistinctdistinguishableeasily understoodeasy to understandelementaryevidentexoteric
Related words (44)
explicitfathomablegraspableintelligibleknowablelaylucidluminousnaturalpenetrableperceptibleplainplumbablepopularprehensiblereadablerecognizablescrutableseizableself-explanatory
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Adjective(13 words)
graspableinterpretablejustifiablelucidnontechnical languageperceivableplain clothingplausibleprocessablereadable interfacereadable passagesreadable scriptreadable tag
Noun(6 words)
most readablenontechnical discourseobservably clearplain designsreading skilltext quality
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4 entriesCollocations
5 entriesaccessible materialclear expressioncoherent argumentintelligible datareadable text
Inflections
2 entriesmore understandablemost understandable
Derivations
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2 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
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His anger is understandable.
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She failed the exam, which was understandable.
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