Synonyms for comprehend
ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛnd

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend(verb)

   get the meaning of something

   "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

   Synonyms:
   quail at, compass, delve, embrace, toil, grind, dig, nail, drudge, moil, encompass, dig up, arrest, jab, poke, cut into, nab, collar, grasp, prod, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, cop, hold on, turn over, excavate, pick up, perceive, cover, savvy, labor, grok, circumnavigate, dig out

2. perceive, comprehend(verb)

   to become aware of through the senses

   "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

   Synonyms:
   cover, dig, apprehend, perceive, savvy, encompass, grok, compass, get the picture, grasp, embrace

3. embrace, encompass, comprehend, cover(verb)

   include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

   "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

   Synonyms:
   wrap up, compass, get over, embrace, hug, insure, plow, espouse, enshroud, dig, compensate, breed, encompass, shroud, continue, sweep up, treat, hatch, adopt, report, extend, cut across, brood, squeeze, deal, grasp, incubate, underwrite, overcompensate, address, spread over, hide, get the picture, traverse, apprehend, pass over, bosom, handle, perceive, overlay, cover, savvy, cross, cut through, grok, get across, cover up, track

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. comprehend

   To catch is to come up with or take possession of something departing, fugitive, or illusive. We catch a runaway horse, a flying ball, a mouse in a trap. We clutch with a swift, tenacious movement of the fingers; we grasp with a firm but moderate closure of the whole hand; we grip or gripe with the strongest muscular closure of the whole hand possible to exert. We clasp in the arms. We snatch with a quick, sudden, and usually a surprising motion. In the figurative sense, catch is used of any act that brings a person or thing into our power or possession; as, to catch a criminal in the act; to catch an idea, in the sense of apprehend or comprehend. Compare ARREST.

   Synonyms:
   apprehend, capture, catch, clasp, clutch, discover, ensnare, entrap, grasp, grip, gripe, lay hold of (on, upon), overtake, secure, seize, snatch, take, take hold of

   Antonyms:
   fail of, fall short of, give up, let go, lose, miss, release, restore, throw aside, throw away

   Preposition:
   To catch at a straw; to catch a fugitive by the collar; to catch a ball with the left hand; he caught the disease from the patient; the thief was caught in the act; the bird in the snare.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. comprehend

   Synonyms:
   comprise, embody, grasp, understand, conceive, apprehend, enclose, include, involve, embrace

   Antonyms:
   exclude, except, misunderstand

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. comprehend(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   comprise, include, enclose, embrace, contain, embody, take in

2. comprehend(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   grasp (mentally), understand (fully), apprehend, conceive, imagine, see, discern, perceive, enter into the idea of, catch the idea of

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1. comprehend(v)

   Synonyms:
   understand, fathom, grasp, embrace, comprise, embody, contain

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1. List of paraphrases for "comprehend":

   understand, understanding

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How to use comprehend in a sentence?

1. Sloane Udell:

   We have struggled, as adults, to comprehend these unspeakably horrific deeds and to explain to our children, Evy's cherished grandchildren, that their beautiful, kind, and giving Grand-mom was no longer able to walk among us, there is no why. It has been an unimaginable task to bring reason to something so senseless.

2. City Commissioner Al Schmidt:

   I realize a lot of people are happy about this election and a lot of people are not happy about this election. One thing I can't comprehend is how hungry people are to consume lies and to consume information that is not true.

3. Judge Kavanaugh and Ms. Dolphin:

   I learned about these yearbook pages only a few days ago, i don't know what' Renate Alumnus' actually means. I can't begin to comprehend what goes through the minds of 17-year-old boys who write such things, but the insinuation is horrible, hurtful and simply untrue. I pray their daughters are never treated this way. I will have no further comment.

4. Tom Gates:

   That we can comprehend the little we know already is mindboggling in itself.

5. Wilson Savino:

   The scientific community of the world is much more prepared to work together very rapidly in order to cope with huge health situations, so we are actually building up most of the knowledge that we need to comprehend and to control the disease.

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