ble, intelligible, coherent, articulate, unconfused, logical, consistent, explicable; recognizable, cognizable, cognoscible, knowable, graspable; imaginable, conceivable, realizable; fathomable, penetrable, perceivable, discernible; plain, obvious, clear, unambiguous, unequivocal; clear-cut, evident, overt, patent, palpable, manifest; lucid, pellucid, perspicuous, unclouded, translucent, unobscure, unhidden, unconcealed, unveiled; explicit, graphic, vivid, distinct, comprehension, n. 1. understanding, apprehension, intellect, intelligence; knowledge, SI. savvy, Inf. fix, Brit. SI. suss; wisdom, enlightenment; realization, insight, discernment, perspicacity, penetration; recognition, cognition, cognizance, apperception, perception, awareness; intuition, sense, imagination.
2. scope, extent, measure, range, breadth, latitude; embrace, compass, reach, sweep, limits, bounds; circuit, sphere, realm, orbit, area, province, field.
3. comprehensiveness, inclusiveness, extensiveness, thoroughness.
4. comprisal, comprising, inclusion, incorporation, containing; embracing, compassing, encompassing, covering, spanning; constituting, constitution, composition. comprehensive, adj. 1. inclusive, inclusory, all-inclusive, encyclopedic, blanket, umbrella; exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing, unqualified, radical, complete, all-around; extensive, extended, broad, wide, widespread, sweeping, far-reaching, expansive; voluminous, capacious, large, sizable, ample, substantial; universal, world-wide, ecumenical, catholic.
2. able, capable, intelligent; knowledgeable, wise, understanding, insightful, discerning, perspicacious; aware, perceptive, intuitive, compress, v. 1. condense, concentrate, consolidate, compact; press or force together, constrict, con-stringe, astringe, squeeze, pinch, crowd, crush, pack, cram, ram, tighten, stuff, wedge, cramp, Obs. constipate, bind, coarctate, wrap up, truss up; shorten, reduce, retrench, contract, curtail, cut down, cut back, cut off, cut short, decrease, diminish, subtract, subduct, narrow, bridge; abbreviate, abridge, abstract summarize, digest, epitomize, brief, synopsize; shrink, shrivel, wither, slim down, slenderize; restrict, straiten, constrain, astrict, confine, bound, limit, demarcate.
2. thicken, solidify, crystallize, harden, cake, set, gell, clot, coagulate, congeal, curdle, curd, Obs. in-crassate; evaporate, dehydrate, desiccate, dissipate deliquesce, boil down; parch, dry up, inspissate, compressed, adj. 1. condensed, concentrated, consolidated, compacted, compact; constricted, con-stringed, astringed, squeezed, pinched, crowded, crushed, packed, crammed, tightened, rammed, stuffed, wedged, cramped, Obs. constipated, bound, wrapped-up, trussed-up; shortened, reduced, retrenched, contracted, curtate, curtailed, cut, cut down, cut back, cut short, cut off, decreased, diminished, subtracted, subducted, narrowed, bridged; abbreviated, abridged, abstracted, summarized, digested, epitomized, synop-sized; shrunk, shrunken, shriveled, withered, sere, dried, slimmed-down, slenderized; restricted, confined, limited, demarcated.
2. thickened, solidified, crystallized, hardened, caked, set, gelled, clotted, coagulated, congealed, curdled; evaporated, dehydrated, desiccated, dissipated, boiled down, parched, dried-up, inspissated.
3. closed, shut, pressed or forced together, joined, united, unified, merged, coupled, connected, linked, incorporated, converged, coalesced.
4. flattened, leveled; collapsed, depressed, deflated, compression, n. 1. condensation, condensing, concentration, concentrating, consolidation, consolidating, amalgamating, incorporating; compaction, compacting, coalescence, cohesion, densification; thickening, hardening, concretion.