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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County include a special tax for cleaning up stormwater, and that imposing new regulations in this way doesn’t make sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Would it make sense to stay another year while continuing to research the situation?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Beyond the strategic implications, D-Wave’s deal make sense from an organizational standpoint.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Her charges didn’t make sense to her family, nor did she fit the description of a suspected international wine thief.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Aunt Kitty paced the room trying to make sense of what we picked up from our Southern companions.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

make sense

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