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incomprehending

incomprehending is the alternative form of uncomprehending.

Meaning of uncomprehending

Adjective

uncomprehending (comparative more uncomprehending, superlative most uncomprehending)

  1. Lacking comprehension or understanding.
    • Around four o’clock Billy woke up—partially, at least—and looked around with bleary, uncomprehending eyes. “Are we still here?”1980, Stephen King, The Mist, Viking Press

Forms of incomprehending

comparativemore incomprehending
superlativemost incomprehending

Origin of incomprehending

From in- + comprehending.

Words that rhyme with incomprehending

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Questions about incomprehending

What is incomprehending the alternative form of?
Incomprehending is the alternative form of uncomprehending.

Words near incomprehending in the dictionary

  1. incomposite
  2. incompossibilities
  3. incompossibility
  4. incompossible
  5. incomprehended
  6. incomprehending
  7. incomprehendingly
  8. incomprehensable
  9. incomprehensibilities
  10. incomprehensibility
  11. incomprehensible

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