make sense

VERB

click

Synonyms

STRONGEST

get on

STRONG

go match succeed

WEAK

be compatible be on same wavelength become clear come off feel a rapport go off well go over hit it off make a hit meet with approval pan out prove out take to each other

VERB

cohere

Synonyms

STRONG

accord check comport conform correspond dovetail go harmonize hold relate square

WEAK

be connected be consistent check out fit in hang together hold water

Antonyms

STRONG

differ disagree fight mismatch refuse stop

WEAK

dispute divide fall off not conform separate

Example Sentences

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The justification of faster transport to treatment doesn’t make sense given Ebola’s incubation time of two to 21 days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

To make sense of this, we could construct a five-dimensional framework, using three spatial dimensions and two time dimensions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Humanoid robot soldiers make sense, he argues, because the world is built for humans.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The insinuation that they would agree to it at all doesn’t make sense, especially after watching this documentary.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

It may not make sense, but if you’d seen her weaving, you’d believe it.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

make sense

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