Synonyms for comprehension
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Noun
1. Understanding
understanding, knowledge, grasp, perception, intellect, intelligence, appreciation, capacity, conception, apprehension, light, discernment, wit
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Definitions
- n. 1
A thorough understanding.
Students will be tested on their comprehension of sentences in the foreign language.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- comprehensions → understandings, knowledges, grasps, perceptions…
Example sentences
- knowledge Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.
- understanding The mystery of life is beyond human understanding.
- perception Generous behavior reduces the perception of pain.
- grasp I was able to grasp the main points of the speech.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| comprehension | rising | |
| knowledge | rising | |
| understanding | rising | |
| perception | rising | |
| grasp | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- wit1
- 5 letters
- light1, grasp1
- 8 letters
- capacity4
- 9 letters
- knowledge2, inclusion3, intellect3
- 10 letters
- perception3, conception3
- 11 letters
- discernment3
- 12 letters
- intelligence4, appreciation5, apprehension4
- 13 letters
- understanding4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (capacity4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- compréhension
- Italiano
- comprensione
- Español
- comprensión