makes sense
Holds water logically
Makes sense means to be understandable or logical.
When something makes sense, you can follow the reasoning or see why it's true: Her explanation finally makes sense.
The phrase also serves as casual agreement or acknowledgment: A: "I'll meet you at seven." B: "Makes sense."
Able to be grasped
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
- graspableAble to be held
- accessibleAble to be reached
lucid · plain · straightforward · simple · digestible · decipherable · readable · fathomable
Easily perceived, unmistakable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- apparentClearly seen or understood
- self-evidentRequiring no demonstration
- naturalNot artificially produced
instinctive · clicks · resonates · registers · lands · computes · adds up · fits
Logically connected throughout
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- validLegally or logically sound
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- reasonedDerived through careful thought
deductive · inductive · analytical · cogent · systematic · methodical · rational · well-founded
Appearing worthy of belief
- credibleWorthy of acceptance
- believableAble to convince
- convincingAble to persuade
- justifiedShown to be right
practical · pragmatic · realistic · feasible · tenable · commonsensical · levelheaded · prudent
understandable
Able to be grasped
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- intelligibleCapable of being understood
- graspableAble to be held
accessible · lucid · plain · straightforward · simple · digestible · decipherable · readable · fathomable · uncomplicated
obvious
Easily perceived, unmistakable
- evidentClearly perceived or understood
- apparentClearly seen or understood
- self-evidentRequiring no demonstration
natural · instinctive · clicks · resonates · registers · lands · computes · adds up · fits · works
coherent
Logically connected throughout
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- validLegally or logically sound
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
reasoned · deductive · inductive · analytical · cogent · systematic · methodical · rational · well-founded · structured
plausible
Appearing worthy of belief
- credibleWorthy of acceptance
- believableAble to convince
- convincingAble to persuade
justified · practical · pragmatic · realistic · feasible · tenable · commonsensical · levelheaded · prudent · wise
- listener responsesmm-hmm, uh-huh, yeah, yes, right
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases