diff --git a/cognite/client/data_classes/filters.py b/cognite/client/data_classes/filters.py
index c6d9bdcb3b..3e6b886c85 100644
--- a/cognite/client/data_classes/filters.py
+++ b/cognite/client/data_classes/filters.py
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ class Equals(FilterWithPropertyAndValue):
 
     Example:
 
-        Retrieve all instances where the property value equals 42:
+        Filter than can be used to retrieve items where the property value equals 42:
 
             >>> from cognite.client.data_classes.filters import Equals
             >>> filter = Equals(("some", "property"), 42)
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ class In(FilterWithPropertyAndValueList):
 
     Example:
 
-        Retrieve all instances where the property value equals 42 or 43:
+        Filter than can be used to retrieve items where the property value equals 42 or 43 (or both):
 
             >>> from cognite.client.data_classes.filters import In
             >>> filter = In(("some", "property"), [42, 43])
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class Exists(FilterWithProperty):
 
     Example:
 
-        Retrieve all instances where the property value is set:
+        Filter than can be used to retrieve items where the property value is set:
 
             >>> from cognite.client.data_classes.filters import Exists
             >>> filter = Exists(("some", "property"))
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class Prefix(FilterWithPropertyAndValue):
 
     Example:
 
-        Retrieve all instances where the property value starts with "somePrefix":
+        Filter than can be used to retrieve items where the property value starts with "somePrefix":
 
             >>> from cognite.client.data_classes.filters import Prefix
             >>> filter = Prefix(("some", "property"), "somePrefix")
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ class ContainsAny(FilterWithPropertyAndValueList):
 
     Example:
 
-        Retrieve all instances where the property value contains either 42 or 43:
+        Filter than can be used to retrieve items where the property value contains either 42 or 43:
 
             >>> from cognite.client.data_classes.filters import ContainsAny
             >>> filter = ContainsAny(("some", "property"), [42, 43])
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ class ContainsAll(FilterWithPropertyAndValueList):
 
     Example:
 
-        Retrieve all instances where the property value contains both 42 and 43:
+        Filter than can be used to retrieve items where the property value contains both 42 and 43:
 
             >>> from cognite.client.data_classes.filters import ContainsAll
             >>> filter = ContainsAll(("some", "property"), [42, 43])
diff --git a/docs/source/filters.rst b/docs/source/filters.rst
index 30c3fe45b0..3da9f1f329 100644
--- a/docs/source/filters.rst
+++ b/docs/source/filters.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ The `Prefix` filter checks if a string property starts with a specified prefix.
 
 Range
 ^^^^^
-The `Range` filter checks if a numeric property's value is within a specified range.
+The `Range` filter checks if a numeric property's value is within a specified range that can be
+open-ended.
 
 .. autoclass:: cognite.client.data_classes.filters.Range
     :members:
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ Data Modeling-Specific Filters
 ------------------------------
 HasData
 ^^^^^^^
-The `HasData` filter checks if an item has data for a given property.
+The `HasData` filter checks if an instance has data for a given property.
 
 .. autoclass:: cognite.client.data_classes.filters.HasData
     :members:
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ The `HasData` filter checks if an item has data for a given property.
 
 MatchAll
 ^^^^^^^^
-The `MatchAll` filter combines multiple sub-filters using a logical AND operation.
+The `MatchAll` filter matches all instances.
 
 .. autoclass:: cognite.client.data_classes.filters.MatchAll
     :members:
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ The `MatchAll` filter combines multiple sub-filters using a logical AND operatio
 
 Nested
 ^^^^^^
-The `Nested` filter applies a filter to a nested property.
+The `Nested` filter applies a filter to the node pointed to by a direct relation property.
 
 .. autoclass:: cognite.client.data_classes.filters.Nested
     :members: