UNDERSTOOD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNDERSTOOD?

Need another word that means the same as “understood”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “understood” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Understood” are: silent, tacit

Understood as an Adjective

Definitions of "Understood" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “understood” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
• Fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation.

Synonyms of "Understood" as an adjective (2 Words)

silent	Having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility. She fell silent for a moment.
tacit	Implied by or inferred from actions or statements. A tacit agreement.

Usage Examples of "Understood" as an adjective

• The understood provisos of a custody agreement.
• The understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear.

Associations of "Understood" (30 Words)

bilingual	A person fluent in two languages. Bilingual dictionaries.
commiserate	Feel or express pity for (someone. She went over to commiserate with Rose on her unfortunate circumstances.
comprehend	Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory. A divine order comprehending all men.
comprehension	The ability to understand something. Some won t have the least comprehension of what I m trying to do.
construe	Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way. His words could hardly be construed as an apology.
depict	Portray in words; describe. Paintings depicting Old Testament scenes.
edify	Make understand. Rachel had edified their childhood with frequent readings from Belloc.
empathize	Be understanding of. Counsellors need to be able to empathize with people.
english	An Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries.
enlighten	Give (someone) greater knowledge and understanding about a subject or situation. The sun enlightened some such clouds near him.
eureka	An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire.
figuratively	In a style representing forms that are recognizably derived from life. Chinese art influenced her to paint figuratively.
grammarian	A person who studies and writes about grammar.
grasp	The act of grasping. He has a good grasp of accounting practices.
interpret	Give an interpretation or rendition of. The evidence is difficult to interpret.
interpreter	An advocate who represents someone else’s policy or purpose. She was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles.
intuitively	In an intuitive manner. They intuitively understood each other.
linguist	A person who studies linguistics.
multilingual	Using or knowing more than one language. A multilingual nation.
paraphrase	Rewording for the purpose of clarification. Scattered here and there in the text are frank paraphrases of lines from Virgil Cicero and Quintilian.
philologist	A humanist specializing in classical scholarship.
polyglot	Knowing or using several languages. Slovenians being surrounded by many countries are mostly polyglots.
realize	Use (a linguistic feature) in a particular spoken or written form. She realized a profit of 100 000.
recognize	Grant diplomatic recognition to (a country or government. My work is not recognized by anybody.
sympathize	Agree with a sentiment, opinion, or ideology. It is easy to understand and sympathize with his predicament.
translate	Change from one form or medium into another. Tolstoy s novels translate well into English.
translation	A written or spoken rendering of the meaning of a word or text in another language. The translation of research findings into clinical practice.
translator	Someone who mediates between speakers of different languages. The translator of Hardy s poems into Icelandic.
transliterate	Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script. Names from one language are often transliterated into another.
understandable	To be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable. It is understandable that mistakes occur sometimes.