understanding
nounHow many syllables in understanding?
There are 4 syllables in the word understanding.How to pronounce understanding:
Definition of understanding:
- understanding (noun):
- a mental grasp comprehension
- the cognitive condition of someone who understands.
Synonyms for understanding:
agreement
appreciation
apprehension
awareness
bargain
brainstorm
brainwave
compact
comprehension
contract
convention
covenant
deal
discernment
disposition
familiarity with
grasp
hindsight
hold
insight
intellect
intelligence
judgment
know-how
knowing
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Antonyms for understanding:
absurdity
befuddlement
benightedness
bewilderment
brainlessness
bêtise
callowness
cluelessness
confusion
daftness
denseness
dimness
disregard
dopiness
dumbness
empty-headedness
fog
folly
foolishness
half-knowledge
idiocy
ignorance
illiteracy
illiterateness
imprudence
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