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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of accessible

1 being within the financial means of most people

  • a store offering stylish clothes at accessible prices
Synonyms of accessible

affordable, popular
Words Related to accessible

bargain-basement, budget, cheap, discount, inexpensive, low, low-end, rock-bottom

moderate, modest, reasonable
Near Antonyms of accessible

costly, dear, expensive, high, high-end, upscale

2 possible to get

  • the phone line is not accessible without your personal identification number
Synonyms of accessible

acquirable, attainable, available, obtainable, procurable
Words Related to accessible

getatable, reachable

appropriable, purchasable, rentable

furnished, provided, supplied

common, omnipresent, prevalent, ubiquitous, universal, widespread

free, free-for-all, open, public, unrestricted
Phrases Synonymous with accessible

at the ready, on hand, on file, on tap
Near Antonyms of accessible

limited, off-limits, restricted

deficient, lacking, missing, rare, scarce, uncommon
Antonyms of accessible

inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable

3 situated within easy reach

  • with the elevator broken, the second floor is not accessible to people in wheelchairs
Synonyms of accessible

convenient, handy, reachable
Words Related to accessible

close, near, nearby, nigh

abutting, adjacent, adjoining

approachable, attainable, getatable, obtainable

ultraconvenient
Phrases Synonymous with accessible

at hand, to hand
Near Antonyms of accessible

away, distant, far, faraway, far-off, remote, removed

unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable
Antonyms of accessible

inaccessible, inconvenient, unhandy, unreachable, untouchable

4 capable of being understood

  • one of the more accessible works of a poet who can often be difficult and obscure
Synonyms of accessible

apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, legible, scrutable, understandable
Words Related to accessible

decipherable

plain, simple, straightforward

articulate, fluent, well-spoken
Near Antonyms of accessible

inarticulate

cryptic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure
Antonyms of accessible

incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible

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