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understood

[uhn-der-stood] / ˌʌn dərˈstʊd /
ADJECTIVE
assumed, implicit
Synonyms
STRONG
accepted appreciated implied inferred known pat presumed unsaid
WEAK
axiomatic down pat inferential on to roger tacit taken for granted undeclared unexpressed unspoken unstated wise to wordless
Antonyms
STRONG
expressed stated
WEAK
explained explicit spoken written

Example Sentences

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Orwell’s original characters understood from the get-go where many of them end up.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Lots of BDC investors used to think they understood what they owned.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Kayleigh, who owns a children's fashion brand, said she understood having an extra layer of protection in swimwear for modesty purposes, but said this particular padded design was "not OK" for an eight-year-old girl.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

If the model truly understood the task, it should have consistently selected option A. Instead, Centaur continued to choose the "correct answers" from the original dataset.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

And they both thought that they understood each other perfectly.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr