Comprehensible

Clear enough to be understood without unnecessary difficulty.

Reach for it when praising information that its intended audience can make sense of

A labeled diagram made the evacuation sequence comprehensible at a glance.

• playful

  graspable

  an informal voice should stress ease of mental grasp

  not when Graspable sounds awkward in polished prose and is unfamiliar to some readers.

• everyday

  clear

  the message is free from obscurity or confusion

  not when Clear also covers visibility, sound, and certainty, unlike this specific comprehension claim.

• everyday

  understandable

  ordinary clarity for the audience is the main point

  not when Understandable can also mean emotionally excusable, creating a second reading.

• warm

  plain

  simple, direct wording is the virtue

  not when Plain language can omit necessary precision and is not automatically comprehensible.

• professional

  accessible

  content is approachable for people with differing needs or expertise

  not when Accessible is a wider design claim and requires more than comprehensible wording.

• formal

  intelligible

  speech, writing, or signals can be decoded successfully

  not when Intelligible sets a basic threshold and may still require great effort.

• incomprehensible
• opaque
• confusing

• readily comprehensible

  The summary was readily comprehensible without losing the key limitation.

• comprehensible to

  The revised labels were comprehensible to first-time visitors.

• make comprehensible

  One worked example can make the formula comprehensible.

Comprehensible depends on the intended audience; name that audience when the claim affects access or safety.