understandable

understandable
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. comprehensible, conceivable, appreciable, expected, to be expected, natural, normal, regular, making sense, accordant, congruous, intelligible, coherent, lucid, unambiguous, in harmony with, readable, reasonable, logical, right, customary, recognizable, justifiable, imaginable, acceptable, apprehensible, credible, on all fours with*; see also obvious 2 .
Ant. illogical*, irrational, obscure.
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Capable of being readily understood: comprehensible, fathomable, intelligible, knowable. See KNOWLEDGE.

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