apprehensible

adjective

ˌa-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl How to pronounce apprehensible (audio)
Definition of apprehensiblenext
1
as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind some of the moon's more interesting features are apprehensible even to someone with a more modestly powered telescope

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2
as in understandable
capable of being understood a teacher who favored preachy stories that had an easily apprehensible moral

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Recent Examples of apprehensible Volt line of alt-country (think Jay Farrar with more apprehensible lyrics), has essentially been Andrew Grimm and a revolving cast of players for the past quarter-century. — BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensible
  1. distinguishable
  2. understandable
  3. audible
  4. accessible
  5. appreciable
  6. comprehensible
  7. perceptible
Adjective
  • The next hurdle for lifestyle influencers will be to make content that’s both useful and, crucially, distinguishable from what AI can do.
    — Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Based on analyzing samples taken from hundreds of different mole rats, the team learned members of each colony carried a distinguishable chemical signature.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Definition of distinguishable
Adjective
  • Their concern is understandable, and experience still matters enormously.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The instinct is understandable, since software is increasingly where the recurring revenue sits.
    — Dimitar Dimitrov, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of understandable
Adjective
  • That is the opportunity being lost, audible in a single sentence.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The design could prove helpful in loud environments where an audible alarm might disappear into the background.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of audible
Adjective
  • Accessibility The common spaces are wheelchair-accessible, and accessible rooms are available.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The shift made rewards accessible to a broader membership base.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of accessible
Adjective
  • No appreciable glycemic improvement was observed in healthy normoglycemic populations, and there was no significant effect on body mass index (BMI).
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Perhaps driving them back-to-back would reveal no appreciable difference, but if the point was to imbue the C-HR with an eager quality, Toyota’s engineers succeeded at the task.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
Definition of appreciable
Adjective
  • In fact, the film’s story would still be comprehensible if its few subtitles were removed (one of Murnau’s earlier silents — 1924’s The Last Laugh — has no titles whatsoever).
    — Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • Like a lot of your work, the joke underscoring this new song and video is incredibly niche and also evidently instantly comprehensible to millions of people.
    — David Mack, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of comprehensible
Adjective
  • Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
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“Apprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensible. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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