comprehensible
Able to follow
Comprehensible describes something that can be understood or grasped mentally.
A comprehensible explanation is clear enough for the intended audience to follow; comprehensible language avoids unnecessary jargon or complexity.
The word often appears in contexts where clarity matters: The manual was barely comprehensible to anyone without technical training.
Something incomprehensible, by contrast, defies understanding entirely.
Without obstruction or fog
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- transparentAllowing light through
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
plain · distinct · obvious · evident · unmistakable · crystal-clear · straightforward · uncomplicated
Able to be grasped
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
- graspableAble to be held
- fathomableCapable of being grasped
- knowableAble to be grasped
discernible · apprehensible · cognizable · perceivable · decipherable · penetrable · absorbable · assimilable
Able to be reached
- approachableEasy to engage with
- readableEasy to understand
- user-friendlyEasy to operate
- digestibleAble to be absorbed
manageable · navigable · welcoming · inclusive · beginner-friendly · jargon-free · simplified · dumbed-down
clear
Without obstruction or fog
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- transparentAllowing light through
- unambiguousAllowing single interpretation only
explicit · plain · distinct · obvious · evident · unmistakable · crystal-clear · straightforward · uncomplicated · simple
understandable
Able to be grasped
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
- graspableAble to be held
- fathomableCapable of being grasped
knowable · discernible · apprehensible · cognizable · perceivable · decipherable · penetrable · absorbable · assimilable · logical
accessible
Able to be reached
- approachableEasy to engage with
- readableEasy to understand
- user-friendlyEasy to operate
digestible · manageable · navigable · welcoming · inclusive · beginner-friendly · jargon-free · simplified · dumbed-down · entry-level
- plain languageplain language, plain English, plain text, plain talk, plain speech
comprehensibleincomprehensible
Impossible to understand
unintelligible · unfathomable · inscrutable · impenetrable · indecipherable
comprehensibleincoherent
Lacking logical connection
inarticulate · garbled · muddled · jumbled · confused