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.

—The 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

Fingerprint specialist Gilbert Aguilar, a defense witness, testified that police knew that Simpson's fingerprints did not match the identifiable prints recovered at the crime scene. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

There are also numerous third-party options that integrate into digital banking platforms, and others that don’t require any technical integration or personally identifiable information (PII) at all. — Brian Reilly, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

The only other identifiable contribution from a player was from Dallas Mavericks assistant coach Garrett Temple, who donated $250 to Democrats while playing for the Toronto Raptors last season. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Moore lives with chronic spontaneous urticaria, or CSU, in which hives, deeper swelling or both can recur for more than six weeks without a consistent, identifiable external trigger. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for identifiable

• leviable
• reliable
• classifiable
• justifiable
• modifiable
• notifiable
• satisfiable
• specifiable
• undeniable
• unreliable
• verifiable
• emulsifiable