Antonyms for incomprehensible


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-kom-pri-hen-suh-buhl, in-kom-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kɒm prɪˈhɛn sə bəl, ɪnˌkɒm-


Definition of incomprehensible

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Latin incomprehensibilis, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + comprehensibilis (see comprehensible).
  • adj not understandable
Example sentences :
  • The thing was incomprehensible to Tip, and altogether a fanciful notion.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Is not she the one woman who would have understood the incomprehensible?
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • There was silence everywhere, and I wondered why, as it seemed to me incomprehensible.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The only sound he could raise was an incomprehensible guttural grunt.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • I lose myself again in trying to understand what is incomprehensible.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • God in Himself is incomprehensible, and is only to be apprehended in his manifestations.
  • Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
  • Then he mused to himself upon the strange and incomprehensible nature of women.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • It is so incomprehensible that there is but one way of looking at it.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Fountain » by Lilian Staveley
  • His voice trailed off into a stream of incomprehensible profanity.
  • Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
  • How incomprehensible that Leonard Bast should have won her this night of peace!
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

Synonyms for incomprehensible

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