DECIPHERABLE Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

decipherable

adjective

Definition of decipherable

as in analyzable

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as in legible

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Recent Examples of decipherable There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 Most Yiddish literature, and especially that by women, was published in now-scarce journals, or on barely decipherable newsprint. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026 As Sportico has detailed, many of these cases have come up short, including because courts have found the VPPA concerns information that would be decipherable to an ordinary person—like a list of videos someone watched—whereas interpretation of cookies requires technology and expertise. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025 The luxury of listening to recordings is that an opera need not have a decipherable plot or a plausible setting to give pleasure. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decipherable

Adjective

This book isolated and made analyzable things which had heretofore floated along unnoticed in the broad stream of perception.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
At its core, this strategy uses AI to turn buyer–seller interactions into structured, analyzable data.

— Seth Marrs, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Definition of analyzable

Adjective

For Guzema, the investment in brick-and-mortar is intended to make its craftsmanship, service and emotional proposition more legible in an exceptionally crowded market.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Lawmaking and legal interpretation convert human goals and values into legible directives.

— John Nay, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of legible

Adjective

Insoluble fiber helps move stool through the digestive tract, while soluble fiber helps nourish beneficial gut bacteria.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
But many of these are rich in iron, protein, alpha-lipoic acid, essential minerals like magnesium, zinc, and selnium and fat-soluble vitamins, namely A, D, E and K.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of soluble

Adjective

Another important practice is ensuring strong color contrast and readable font sizes so content is easier to navigate for users with visual impairments or low vision.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The driver’s only window into the system is a small display readable from the cab’s side mirror that shows the system status and battery charge level.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026

Definition of readable

Adjective

So, every agent action needs to be logged, explainable and reversible.

— Rahul Bhatia, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.

— Ethan Stone June 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026

Definition of explainable

Adjective

This won’t always be the case, of course, and there will be occasions where a use-after-free error has no discernible impact.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Minasian took over the Angels’ front office in November 2020, but the long-struggling franchise has made no discernible progress during his tenure under mercurial owner Arte Moreno.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of discernible

Adjective

Dig a bit deeper, and those four straight first-round defeats are a bit more explicable.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026
That’s the only explicable reason for Australians to be riled up by comments from a guy most American fans can’t pick out of a lineup, whose most productive season came for a club literally named the Rough Riders.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of explicable

Adjective

Meta’s decision to disable the Muse Image ability to tap into Instagram accounts without explicit permission defuses a layer of tension within the AI space just as another one emerged.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 10 July 2026
Boards need to ask whether the organization has an explicit, board-visible mapping from model uncertainty to physical action authority.

— Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

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