Definitions of understood
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implied by or inferred from actions or statements“the understood provisos of a custody agreement”
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implicit, inexplicit
implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
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implicit, inexplicit
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fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation“the understood conditions of troop withdrawal were clear”
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Synonyms:
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appreciated, apprehended, comprehended
fully understood or grasped
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interpreted, taken
understood in a certain way; made sense of
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Antonyms:
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ununderstood
not understood
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misunderstood
wrongly understood
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uncomprehended
not fully understood
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undigested
not thought over and arranged systematically in the mind; not absorbed or assimilated mentally
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ungrasped
not fully apprehended
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appreciated, apprehended, comprehended
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