COMPREHENSION Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word comprehension. (close relations)
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| understanding | nounn | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||
| appreciation | nounn | |||||
noun • understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something • delicate discrimination (especially of esthetic values) • an expression of gratitude • a favorable judgment • an increase in price or value | ||||||
| apprehension | nounn | |||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • painful expectation • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||||||
| awareness | nounn | |||||
noun • having knowledge of • state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness | ||||||
| cognition | nounn | |||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||
| conception | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances • the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon • the event that occurred at the beginning of something • the creation of something in the mind | ||||||
| grasp | verbv | |||||
noun • understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something • the limit of capability • an intellectual hold or understanding • the act of grasping verb • hold firmly • get the meaning of something | ||||||
| insight | nounn | |||||
noun • clear or deep perception of a situation • a feeling of understanding • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||
| knowledge | nounn | |||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||
| perception | nounn | |||||
noun • the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept • a way of conceiving something • the process of perceiving • knowledge gained by perceiving • becoming aware of something via the senses | ||||||
| realization | nounn | |||||
noun • coming to understand something clearly and distinctly • making real or giving the appearance of reality • a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer • a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained • the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer • something that is made real or concrete | ||||||
| inclusion | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being included • the relation of comprising something • any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases) • the act of including | ||||||
