The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."
Source: tatoeba (2072)
Understanding
/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/
Synonyms for "understanding" (501 found)
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Closest matches (101)
Noun(20 words)
agreementaccordsacknowledgeacquaintanceagreement exclamationappreciationsapprehendapprehensionapprehensionsarrange objectsarrangementcell culture knowledgecell ideacircuit conceptcome tocompassionatecomprehendcomprehensioncomprehensionsconcept in physics
abatement of differencesacceptationacceptingacclamationaccommodationaccordaccordanceaccordantacquaintanceacuteadjustmentaffinityagapeagreeableagreeingagreementagreement of allakinall-knowingalliance
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amicableamityapperceptionapperceptiveappercipientappreciationapprehendingapprehensionapprehensiveargutearmed with patiencearmisticearrangementassignationassuranceastuteat oneattunedawareawarenessbargainbinding agreementbleedingbondbonds of harmonybrainbrainsbrightbrotherly lovecalibercalibratecapacitycaritascartelcement of friendshipcharitablecharitychorusclairvoyanceclementcogentcognizantcollective agreementcommandcommiserativecommitmentcommon assentcommon consentcommunioncommunitycommunity of interestscompactcompassionatecompatibilitycompatiblecompositioncomprehendingcomprehensioncompromise
Adjective(1 words)
clear understanding
Verb(1 words)
clear up confusion
Strong matches (150)
Noun(26 words)
concept in physics educationconcurconsensuscourse-related termdealsdeducedigestiondiscernmentempathizingententesfamiliarityfathomingglimmersgrapplegraspgraspinggraspsgrokkinghandlehandles
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conceptionconceptiveconceptualconceptualizationconcertconcessionconcordconcordanceconcordantconcordatconcurrencecondolentcongenialcongenialityconsciousconsensusconsensus gentiumconsensus of opinionconsensus omniumconsent
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consentaneityconsortiumcontactcontractconventioncop outcop-outcordial understandingcordialitycorrespondencecorrespondingcovenantcovenant of saltdealdecisiondeductive powerdepthdesertion of principledickerdiscerningdiscernmentdisciplineddiscourse of reasondiscriminationdiscursivediscursive reasonempatheticempathicempathyemployment contracten rapportendurantenduringengagementenlightenmentententeentente cordialeesemplastic powerespritesprit de corpsestimationevasion of responsibilityfamiliarityfarseeingfarsightedfatherlyfeelingfeeling of identityfellow feelingfellowshipfix onforbearantforbearingforeknowledgeforeseeingforesightedforethoughtedforethoughtfulformal agreementfrictionlessfrictionlessnessgeneral acclamationgeneral agreementgeneral consentgeneral voicegeniusgentlegive-and-takegiving waygood sensegood vibesgood vibrationsgraspgray mattergriphappy familyharmoniousharmonyheadheadpiecehearthumanhumanehumanityideaideationideationalidentityilluminationimportin accordin concertin harmonyin rapportin tuneincisiveindulgenceindulgentinference
Adjective(4 words)
empathetic languageempathic understandinggeneral notioninferential understanding
Verb(1 words)
Related words (250)
Adjective(10 words)
informal agreementnonbinding agreementpolitical agreementpolitical compactprivate entity contractreceptivereceptive languagereceptive skillsemantic-understanding skillswhole entity concept
inharmonyinsightinsightfulintegrative powerintellectintellectionintellectualintellectual facultyintellectual graspintellectual powerintellectualismintellectualityintelligenceintelligence quotientintelligentintendmentintentinterpretationintuitioniq
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ironclad agreementjudgementkenkindkindnesskinshipknowingknowledgeknowledgeablelegal agreementlegal contractlenientlightlike mindedlike-mindedlike-mindednesslong sufferinglong-sufferinglongheadedlongsightedlovemasterymaternalmeaningmeeting of mindsmeltingmensmental agemental capacitymental graspmental ratiomentalitymercifulmessagemindmindfulmother witmutual agreementmutual concessionmutual understandingmutualitynative witnoeticnot so dumbnoticenotionnousobligationof one mindomniscientone accordone voiceonenessopinionpactpactionpatientpatient as jobpeacepeacefulpenetratingpenetrationperceptionperceptivepercipiencepercipientperseveringperspicaciousperspicuousphilosophicalpicturepiercingpityingpower of mindpower of reasonprecognitionpreengagementprehensileprehensionpromiseprotocolprovidentpsychepurportrapportrapprochementratiorationalrationalityreadingrealizationreasonreasonablereasoningreasoning facultyreasoning powerreciprocityrecognizancereconciliationrenditionruthfulsagacioussagacitysagenesssame mindsanesanitysapiencesavvyscope of mindself-controlledsensesensiblesensitivesensitivenesssensitivitysettlementsharingshrewdsignificancesignificancysignificationsingle voicesmartssoftsoftheartedsolidaritysophicspartanstipulationstoicstrong mindedstrong-mindedsupportivesurmisesurrendersympatheticsympathizingsympathysymphonytacttactfultasteteam spirittendertenderheartedtheorythinking powertogethertoleranttoleratingtolerativetotal agreementtransactiontreatytrenchanttrucetwistunanimityunanimousnessundertakingunionunion contractunisonunitedunityuniversal agreementvalid contractverbal agreementvernunftversionviewvisionwage contractwarmheartedwisdomwisewityielding
Noun(36 words)
insightinsightfulinsightsintellectinterpretinterpretationsintuitingkenkensknowingslearninglesson conceptlumièrememorandumnoesisorientation relatedpactperceiveperceptiveperspective taking exercises
Verb(3 words)
interpret languagemake an agreementshow empathy
Adjective(1 words)
Determiner(1 words)
the arrangement
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20 entriesagreementanalysiscognitioncontractual relationdescriptive adjectivedispositionfacultyinclinationinterpersonal relationinterpersonal skillsinterpersonal traitknowingknowledgemental facultymental processmodule
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16 entriesCollocations
10 entriesbasic understandingclear understandingcommon understandingdeep understandinggood understandingmutual understandingshared understandingstate of understandingunderstanding approachunderstanding attitude
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
We must sow the seeds of mutual understanding.
Source: tatoeba (22839)
Mutual understanding is essential.
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Nobody contributed to the understanding of dreams as much as Freud.
Source: tatoeba (34065)
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