watchable

adjective

watch·​able ˈwä-chə-bəl 

ˈwȯ-

: worth watching

a minor but highly watchable film

watchable noun

Examples of watchable in a Sentence

a minor but highly watchable film

Recent Examples on the Web

Jake Johnson stars in the watchable but entirely vanilla Apple TV sports comedy, which spins a tale of underdog triumph around a once-promising tennis prodigy who rediscovers his mojo on a pickleball court. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2026

The World Cup final is only days away, and the entire month-long tournament has been an undisputed nail-biter and arguably one of the most fun watchable events of the year. — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 15 July 2026

Pope of Trash, meet the king of compulsively watchable cable television. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 July 2026

And so, for all its problems, Skywalkers is often very watchable. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above