Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for comprehend

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineThinking and knowing

get the meaning of something

Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

dig

Same sentence, swapped: Do you dig the meaning of this letter?

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for comprehend as it is used in the sentence above.

interpret
translate
touch

Read nextThe whole library →

Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

exceptionnounexclusiona deliberate act of omissionRidgelineHas a reason line expectancynounanticipationsomething expected (as on the basis of a norm)RidgelineHas a reason line foolishnessnounmadnessthe quality of being rash and foolishRidgelineHas a reason line forefrontnounheadthe part in the front or nearest the viewerRidgeline2 senses deliberationnouncalculationplanning something carefully and intentionallyRidgelineHas a reason line detectionnounsensingthe perception that something has occurred or some state existsRidgeline2 senses developverbacquiregain through experienceTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line formatverbarrangeset (printed matter) into a specific formatRidgelineHas a reason line

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