EXPRESSIBLE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

expressible

adjective

Definition of expressible

as in definable

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Recent Examples of expressible Specifically, is the set of all rational numbers, meaning those expressible as fractions, such as 1, or , or . — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 If computers are flawed analysts of straightforward productivity, imagine, now, applying that same technology to something as complex as the constellation of emotions expressible by humans. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026 But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible. — Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025

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Exactly two hours of solid Nashville songcraft, well-performed… in a vein where actual, definable country sounds predominate, but with just enough pop tinge to go down easy with the west coast palate… What is wrong with this picture?

— Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Explain how the agent takes in tasks and context and how the output is measured against definable tolerances (targets, conformances and limits).

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Musculoskeletal disorders, especially low back pain; mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety; hearing loss, falls and other non-communicable accounted for about 57% of all years lived in poor health worldwide.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Nonetheless, Khatima recorded a series of facts which indicated that the Black Death actually was communicable.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026

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