decipherable

adjective

Definition of decipherablenext
1
as in analyzable

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as in legible

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Recent Examples of decipherable Hardly decipherable, but the syllables tugged at the corner of my mind. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026 As Sportico has detailed, many of these cases have come up short, including because courts have found the VPPA concerns information that would be decipherable to an ordinary person—like a list of videos someone watched—whereas interpretation of cookies requires technology and expertise. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025 The luxury of listening to recordings is that an opera need not have a decipherable plot or a plausible setting to give pleasure. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decipherable
  1. analyzable
  2. legible
  3. soluble
  4. readable
  5. explainable
  6. discernible
  7. explicable
  8. explicit
Adjective
  • This book isolated and made analyzable things which had heretofore floated along unnoticed in the broad stream of perception.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • At its core, this strategy uses AI to turn buyer–seller interactions into structured, analyzable data.
    — Seth Marrs, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of analyzable
Adjective
  • For the first time, the band with the most un-Googleable name in showbiz sounds marginally legible.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Movies pop, text is far sharper, and the screen stays fully legible even in bright rooms.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of legible
Adjective
  • This method produces heavy carbon emissions along with dangerous, water-soluble airborne arsenic dust.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Within six minutes, the polymer decomposed into soluble constituents, leaving only residual material behind.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of soluble
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  • The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, with the dense text boxes barely readable in full-page view.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The software program Cloak, which creates copies of files that are illegible to AI models but readable for humans, will be available for free to WGAE members as part of the union’s benefits program.
    — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of readable
Adjective
  • Recommendations should be transparent, explainable and grounded in verifiable data and authoritative guidance.
    — Jason Marx, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In a later exchange, Cowdray conceded that much of Opperman’s characterization was on target, if explainable.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of explainable
Adjective
  • At this point, many of the magnets provide no discernible integration benefit and are viewed instead as inducements for any student to enroll.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In practice, socialism operated more as a moral ideal for egalitarian liberals than as a discernible electoral strategy.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of discernible
Adjective
  • To be fair, according to Freddie this is actually explicable, based on an apple wine recipe Booker used to make using apples, bourbon barrels, and cinnamon.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Dig a bit deeper, and those four straight first-round defeats are a bit more explicable.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of explicable
Adjective
  • Many of them make explicit content and are thus often rejected by mainstream banks.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The next president may well also have more power to purchase equity stakes; legislation moving through the Senate would give the Pentagon explicit legal authority to do so.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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“Decipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipherable. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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