uncomprehending

Examples

• All

• He looked at the math problem with a uncomprehending stare, not knowing how to solve it.

• When Della asked where Trevor was, Lindsey looked at her for a long, uncomprehending moment before answering, "Oh."

  Fiction book (1997)

• The forced shift of focus left him more uncomprehending than before.

  Academic text (1999)

• At first, she was uncomprehending, confused by the sight of me at her feet.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Homer looks at Mr. Rose with an uncomprehending expression.

  Fiction book (1999)

• His boyhood friend's face was wooden, uncomprehending, and the words came stiffly from his lips.

  Fiction book (1993)

• On each face, he saw a variant of the same expression: awestruck, fearful, uncomprehending wonder.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The Petty-Prime gazed at him blankly for a moment, then exhaled in a soft, uncomprehending sigh.

  Fiction book (1997)

• When she heard the complicated instructions, her expression was uncomprehending as she struggled to understand.

• The children sat in uncomprehending silence, unable to grasp the seriousness of the situation.

Synonyms

P

puzzled

vsuncomprehending

31 3.0

Unable to understand something because you feel confused

is plain lack of understanding without emphasis on thinking problems

P

perplexed

vsuncomprehending

7 5.1

Feeling confused because you do not understand something

is a simple lack of understanding without extreme confusion

M

mystified

vsuncomprehending

1 5.9

Not able to understand what is happening and feeling puzzled

is a lack of understanding that may be less intense

I

incomprehending

vsuncomprehending

6.9

Not understanding something that is said or shown

is the same meaning but uses a different form

B

baffled

vsuncomprehending

3.9

Feeling confused when you cannot understand something

focuses on general failure to grasp meaning rather than on difficulty

How Understanding

aware

∞ 2.7

uncomprehending

2 7.0

confused

692 1.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology