comprehensible
adjective
com·pre·hen·si·ble
ˌkäm-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 
-prē-
: capable of being comprehended : intelligible
a comprehensible explanation
Examples of comprehensible in a Sentence
a book that makes the subject of longitude comprehensible to most laymen
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An example would be upstream CX changes that help eliminate downstream, cost-inflating customer inquiries (e.g., better product assembly instructions, clearer and more comprehensible invoices, more seamless product return procedures, and even just better expectation-setting at point-of-sale).
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Jon Picoult, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For patients to benefit fully from AI, there must be clear and comprehensible explanations of how these systems work and how they are evaluated.
—Rob El Kareh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Given the stakes for reproductive autonomy, Donegan’s reservations are entirely comprehensible.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Yet Americans have persuaded themselves that their present challenges are less comprehensible and their politics more venal than those of eras past.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
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Jon Picoult, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
For patients to benefit fully from AI, there must be clear and comprehensible explanations of how these systems work and how they are evaluated.
—Rob El Kareh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
Given the stakes for reproductive autonomy, Donegan’s reservations are entirely comprehensible.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Yet Americans have persuaded themselves that their present challenges are less comprehensible and their politics more venal than those of eras past.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019
See All Example Sentences for comprehensible
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“Comprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprehensible. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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