understand

understand antonyms

misunderstand compare understand and misunderstand
misinterpret compare understand and misinterpret
misconceive compare understand and misconceive
mistake compare understand and mistake
disbelieve compare understand and disbelieve
overlook compare understand and overlook
know compare understand and know
misconstrue compare understand and misconstrue
ignore compare understand and ignore
confuse compare understand and confuse
misapprehend compare understand and misapprehend
miss compare understand and miss
misread compare understand and misread
misjudge compare understand and misjudge
err compare understand and err
disregard compare understand and disregard
miscalculate compare understand and miscalculate
confound compare understand and confound
put foot in compare understand and put foot in
misreckon compare understand and misreckon
discourage compare understand and discourage
underestimate compare understand and underestimate
doubt compare understand and doubt
miscomprehend compare understand and miscomprehend
misdeem compare understand and misdeem
misknow compare understand and misknow
fail compare understand and fail
neglect compare understand and neglect
overestimate compare understand and overestimate
get wrong compare understand and get wrong
dissuade compare understand and dissuade
blunder compare understand and blunder
be wrong compare understand and be wrong
upset compare understand and upset
venture compare understand and venture
wager compare understand and wager
wildcat compare understand and wildcat
unlearn compare understand and unlearn
beat compare understand and beat
stake compare understand and stake
tempt fate compare understand and tempt fate
distrust compare understand and distrust
overrate compare understand and overrate
draw lots compare understand and draw lots
bungle compare understand and bungle
put eggs in one basket compare understand and put eggs in one basket
exaggerate compare understand and exaggerate
disturb compare understand and disturb
perplex compare understand and perplex
excogitate compare understand and excogitate
gamble compare understand and gamble
trust compare understand and trust
be perplexed compare understand and be perplexed
miscount compare understand and miscount
nonplus compare understand and nonplus
hazard compare understand and hazard
buffalo compare understand and buffalo
dislike compare understand and dislike
toss up compare understand and toss up
distress compare understand and distress
be misled compare understand and be misled
skate on thin ice compare understand and skate on thin ice
be unaware compare understand and be unaware
be numb compare understand and be numb
bewilder compare understand and bewilder
mix up compare understand and mix up
group compare understand and group
discomfit compare understand and discomfit
jumble compare understand and jumble
make a mess compare understand and make a mess
misconjecture compare understand and misconjecture
not know compare understand and not know
measure compare understand and measure
take amiss compare understand and take amiss
take the wrong way compare understand and take the wrong way
be partial compare understand and be partial
tempt fortune compare understand and tempt fortune
be confused compare understand and be confused
take shot in the dark compare understand and take shot in the dark
be unaware of compare understand and be unaware of
get compare understand and get
reject compare understand and reject
be unfair compare understand and be unfair
take for compare understand and take for
snarl compare understand and snarl
take wrongly compare understand and take wrongly
get signals crossed compare understand and get signals crossed
be ignorant compare understand and be ignorant
goof compare understand and goof
deceive oneself compare understand and deceive oneself
disconcert compare understand and disconcert
link compare understand and link
miss by a mile compare understand and miss by a mile
slip up compare understand and slip up
cloud compare understand and cloud
be hoodwinked by compare understand and be hoodwinked by
not get compare understand and not get
run the risk compare understand and run the risk
misthink compare understand and misthink
baffle compare understand and baffle
stick compare understand and stick
stump compare understand and stump
connect compare understand and connect
distort compare understand and distort
try compare understand and try
not register compare understand and not register
mistranslate compare understand and mistranslate
put it on the line compare understand and put it on the line
scorn compare understand and scorn
bark up wrong tree compare understand and bark up wrong tree
disdain compare understand and disdain
stick one’s neck out compare understand and stick one’s neck out
be off the mark compare understand and be off the mark
chance compare understand and chance
miss the point compare understand and miss the point
lapse compare understand and lapse
misapply compare understand and misapply
be at cross purposes compare understand and be at cross purposes
come to hasty conclusion compare understand and come to hasty conclusion
addle compare understand and addle
tangle compare understand and tangle
pervert compare understand and pervert
have wrong impression compare understand and have wrong impression
be bewildered compare understand and be bewildered
underrate compare understand and underrate
get signals mixed compare understand and get signals mixed
disapprove compare understand and disapprove
jeopardize compare understand and jeopardize
drop the ball compare understand and drop the ball
embarrass compare understand and embarrass
calculate compare understand and calculate
miss the boat compare understand and miss the boat
play with fire compare understand and play with fire
roll the dice compare understand and roll the dice
not believe compare understand and not believe
attempt compare understand and attempt
cast lots compare understand and cast lots
dogmatize compare understand and dogmatize
plunge compare understand and plunge
mystify compare understand and mystify
prejudge compare understand and prejudge
stumble compare understand and stumble
perturb compare understand and perturb
omit compare understand and omit
complicate compare understand and complicate
be overcritical compare understand and be overcritical
botch compare understand and botch
get wrong impression compare understand and get wrong impression
have a fling at compare understand and have a fling at
slip compare understand and slip

understand definitions

verb

  • To believe, to think one grasps sufficiently despite potentially incomplete knowledge. 

  • To stand underneath, to support. 

  • To grasp a concept fully in one's mind, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.