Synonyms for understood
- adjective
- interjection
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Adjective
Interjection
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having been comprehended.
- interj. 1
Indicates comprehension on the part of the speaker.
Example sentences
- assumed Tom assumed that Mary would pay her bills on time.
- appreciated The yen appreciated 10 percent against the dollar.
- acknowledged These letters have been acknowledged to be genuine.
- apprehended The criminal was apprehended by an off-duty policeman.
- comprehended He soon comprehended the significance of her words.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| understood | rising | |
| assumed | falling | |
| appreciated | steady | |
| acknowledged | rising | |
| apprehended | falling | |
| comprehended | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- seen1
- 5 letters
- tacit2
- 6 letters
- silent2
- 7 letters
- assumed2
- 8 letters
- implicit3
- 11 letters
- appreciated5, apprehended4
- 12 letters
- acknowledged3, comprehended4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tacit2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- compris
- Deutsch
- inbegriffen