identifiable

adjective

iden·​ti·​fi·​able ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-bəl 

ə-

: capable of being identified

Cardenal … was easily identifiable in his signature black beret and loose white peasant shirts.

—Associated Press

While there's no single identifiable cause of high blood pressure, secondary hypertension is often sparked by conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea, kidney problems, thyroid problems or consumption of cocaine or methamphetamine.

—Fiza Pirani

identifiably

ī-ˌden-tə-ˈfī-ə-blē 

ə-

adverb

an identifiably British accent

Each species of spider builds a web that is identifiably unique …

—Michael H. Robinson

Examples of identifiable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The White House report says that Treasury should ensure that future guidance balances secure identity verifications with protection of personally identifiable information. —David G.w. Birch, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

The video promotes Senate Bills 627 and 805, which would prevent law enforcement officials from wearing masks and require them to be identifiable. —Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025

The deputy county attorney went on to say that at the state level, the 19.2-78 code of Virginia requires officers to wear a uniform identifiable to a reasonable person while making arrests on the streets of the Commonwealth. —Amy Delaura, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2025

Bulldozing a defender is easily identifiable, like hitting a home run, but there are hidden advantages to being cerebral. —Alec Lewis, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for identifiable

• classifiable
• justifiable
• modifiable
• notifiable
• satisfiable
• specifiable
• undeniable
• unreliable
• verifiable
• emulsifiable
• unclassifiable
• unjustifiable