decipherable

Definition of decipherablenext
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Recent Examples of decipherable Hardly decipherable, but the syllables tugged at the corner of my mind. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 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
Adjective
  • And making hidden depths legible on the surface is some of what Pugh does best.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Crowe, watching from behind one-way glass and turning up in encounters beyond the confines of the study itself, gives that intensity a perfectly legible antagonist, if not always a valid one.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Thanks to their high levels of mostly soluble dietary fiber and resistant starch, chickpeas have a probiotic effect, acting as an energy source and encouraging the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 25 Sep. 2026
  • May Improve Cholesterol Levels Basil seeds contain fiber, including soluble fiber.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, HEALTH, 23 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • For most devices, data is readable in real-time on a mobile phone.
    — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Each 1080p display also features 1,200-nit brightness for sunlight-readable text and supports touch with gloved or moist fingers.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • Optimization algorithms must provide clear, explainable logic to allocators rather than acting as a black box.
    — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a later exchange, Cowdray conceded that much of Opperman’s characterization was on target, if explainable.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The crab fit neatly into my pocket, a thin, light, barely discernible presence.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The challenge here would seem to come down to avoiding any discernible pattern to develop—no small intellectual feat.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Adjective
  • To be fair, according to Freddie this is actually explicable, based on an apple wine recipe Booker used to make using apples, bourbon barrels, and cinnamon.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Dig a bit deeper, and those four straight first-round defeats are a bit more explicable.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Adjective
  • But Wolfson once more goes the less dangerous route, appropriating a 1984 photograph of two tulips in a black void instead of something more explicit.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But the most explicit allusion is the shoe’s metallic silver dubrae, which takes the shape of a phone to reference the 1996 movie’s chilling opening scene.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Decipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipherable. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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