certifiable

cer·ti·fi·able

adjective \ˌsər-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl\

Definition of CERTIFIABLE

1

a : capable of being certified <certifiable teachers>

b : genuine, authentic <a certifiable liar> <a certifiable movie star>

2

: fit to be certified as insane : crazy <downright certifiable behavior>

— cer·ti·fi·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of CERTIFIABLE

1. Anyone who would run in front of a car like that is certifiable.
2. We called in a certifiable expert on legal issues.
3. A handful of cinema's certifiable masterpieces are in need of restoration.

First Known Use of CERTIFIABLE

1846

Related to CERTIFIABLE

Synonyms

bona fide, authentic, certified, dinkum [Australian & New Zealand], echt, genuine, honest, pukka (also pucka), real, right, sure-enough, true

Antonyms

bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, mock, phony (also phoney), pseudo, sham, spurious, suppositious, supposititious, unauthentic, unreal

Related Words

actual, historical, original; lawful, legal, legitimate; identifiable, recognizable, verifiable; proven, substantiated, validated, verified; incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefutable, undeniable, undoubted, unmistakable, unquestionable; veritable, very; accurate, correct, proper; pure, unadulterated, unalloyed

Near Antonyms

artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, simulated, synthetic, unnatural; concocted, fabricated, manufactured; deceptive, delusive, delusory, misleading

Rhymes with CERTIFIABLE

classifiable, falsifiable, justifiable, notifiable, pacifiable, qualifiable, quantifiable, rectifiable, satisfiable, specifiable, undeniable, unifiable, verifiable