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

Researchers analyzed 85 pottery sherds, of which 58 had identifiable fragments of plants. —Sam Peters, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026

What would be lost in the red-white-and-blue tedium gives Venezuela an instantly identifiable characteristic. —Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

One of South Lamar Boulevard's most identifiable businesses over the last few decades is packing up its books. —Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026

Incogni's research found that popular apps like TikTok, Alibaba, Temu and Shein collect numerous personally identifiable data points and share them with third parties, like advertising networks and data brokers. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026

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