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 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 Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026 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 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

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

But an industry racing to make its content legible to the AI systems now doing discovery and licensing on its behalf may find that the real cost of ignoring sound was never a bad listener experience.

— Damion Taylor, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Keeping the human story legible against the weight of eight decades of historical events required a discipline that both directors returned to repeatedly.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 June 2026

Definition of legible

Adjective

Palm is partial to a fat-soluble form of vitamin C called THD ascorbate, because the skin's surface is itself fat-soluble, so the two pair naturally.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 7 July 2026
Citrus Fruits Oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, and other citrus fruits are full of flavonoids, vitamin C, and soluble fiber, a trio of nutrients that work together to support a healthy heart.

— Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 6 July 2026

Definition of soluble

Adjective

Survival is just the first step; the material also must remain readable as software changes.

— Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
The readable narrative explores the men’s virtues and flaws and captures their contrasting personalities.

— Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 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

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
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.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 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

There is no more explicit example of the vulnerability of American democracy, and of the magnitude of the task of repairing it once it is breached.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
The real toxicity concern, per The New Republic‘s review of contractor materials, confirming previous reporting from Meidas News, lies in the epoxy resin used for the pool’s new lining, which carries explicit long-term aquatic toxicity warnings.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026

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