Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with understandable in American Collocation
understandable
adjective
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˌʌndərˈstændəb(ə)l/
completely
completely
entirely
perfectly
quite
totally
wholly
It is completely understandable that people should feel nervous and frightened for their futures.
rather
perhaps
somewhat
The defensive stance taken by many in the music industry towards the loss of revenue is somewhat understandable.
worry
anxiety
caution
concern
confusion
reluctance
Such anxieties are perfectly understandable under the circumstances.
The newspapers wanted to protect the anonymity of their sources for understandable reasons, so we could not force them to reveal any details.
anger
anger
frustration
outrage
Ian’s efforts were appreciated and his frustration understandable.
reaction
reaction
response
Fear was an understandable reaction.
wish
desire
There is an understandable desire to put off the day of reckoning.