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Understanding

🔄 Synonyms of "Understanding"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
apprehensionnoun	Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
perceptive	Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
discernmentnoun	The ability to distinguish; judgement.
sympathynoun	A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
savvynoun	(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
agreementnoun	(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
intellectnoun	(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
reasonnoun	(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Understanding"

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Word	Definition
intellectnoun	(uncountable) The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
discernmentnoun	The ability to distinguish; judgement.
reasonnoun	(uncountable) Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition.
perceptive	Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
sympathynoun	A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
savvynoun	(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
agreementnoun	(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
apprehensionnoun	Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future.
knowingnoun	Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
knowverb	(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
informed	Instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.
know-hownoun	The knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly).
cognisancenoun	Alternative spelling of cognizance. [An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.]
knowledgenoun	The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
mindnoun	The capability for rational thought.
intelligencenoun	(chiefly uncountable) The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
wisdomnoun	(uncountable) An element of personal character that enables one to distinguish the wise from the unwise.
realizationnoun	An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
comprehensibilitynoun	The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
realisationnoun	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of realization. [The act of realizing, as:]