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.
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BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
In a way, the moment of recognition in the mirror is also a moment of splintering: from the private self to the self that is apprehensible to the other.
—Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
In a way, the moment of recognition in the mirror is also a moment of splintering: from the private self to the self that is apprehensible to the other.
—Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensible
Adjective
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The 300-second exposure shows the wandering solar system body as a minute dot, barely distinguishable among the stellar giants populating the distant starfield beyond.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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His distinguishable look, punctuated by a large black beard, became iconic.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His lowest point came midway through this tournament, and that chastening defeat to East Germany — a game Schon desperately wanted to win, for understandable reasons.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Pressures are understandable, but Campbell has to do a better job of limiting pre-snap penalties.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The request drew audible groans and shouts from other members.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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It is tucked into the park, due east of the City Park Tennis Courts, and northwest of Duck Lake along an interior road accessible from 23rd Avenue.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Association management staff has grown substantially over the years with no appreciable increase in their duties.—
Steven Franck,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Sep. 2025
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As this pressure persists over time, these cushions may become engorged and thereby develop into appreciable hemorrhoids.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Crosser, going into detail comprehensible only to the network-savvy attendees, laid out all the steps Zoom may go through trying to connect from within a highly secure network.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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My sister looked up at me and ever so gently, with barely perceptible pressure, squeezed my hand.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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That perceptible swing—characterized by personality, warmth, and settled approachability—coincided with Amy Astley’s appointment as our head of editorial content.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Apprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensible. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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