Antonyms of adj incomprehensible

2 senses of incomprehensible

Sense 1
inexplicable (vs. explicable), incomprehensible -- (incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons")


Sense 2
incomprehensible (vs. comprehensible), uncomprehensible -- (difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein)

comprehensible (vs. incomprehensible), comprehendible -- (capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea comprehensible to the average mind")
        => accessible, approachable -- (capable of being read with comprehension; "readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels")
        => apprehensible, intelligible, graspable, perceivable, understandable -- (capable of being apprehended or understood)
        => fathomable -- ((of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended)

Similarity of adj incomprehensible

2 senses of incomprehensible

Sense 1
inexplicable (vs. explicable), incomprehensible -- (incapable of being explained or accounted for; "inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the morning for inexplicable reasons")
       => cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands")
       => paradoxical, self-contradictory -- (seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking")
       => unaccountable, unexplainable -- (not to be accounted for or explained; "perceptible only as unaccountable influences that hinder progress"; "an unexplainable fear")
       => unexplained -- (having the reason or cause not made clear; "an unexplained error")
          Also See-> incomprehensible#2, uncomprehensible#1; insoluble#2

Sense 2
incomprehensible (vs. comprehensible), uncomprehensible -- (difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein)
       => dark, obscure -- (marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure")
       => enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling -- (not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries")
       => unfathomable -- (impossible to come to understand)
       => impenetrable -- (impossible to understand; "impenetrable jargon")
       => indecipherable -- (impossible to determine the meaning of; "an indecipherable message")
       => lost, missed -- (not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din")
       => opaque, unintelligible -- (not clearly understood or expressed)
          Also See-> inexplicable#1, incomprehensible#1; unclear#2; unintelligible#1

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