decipherable

adjective

Definition of decipherablenext
1
as in analyzable

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2
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
  1. analyzable
  2. legible
  3. soluble
  4. readable
  5. explainable
  6. discernible
  7. explicable
  8. explicit
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
  • Incredibly, Baldwin said, both men had headstones engraved with their still-legible names right next to each other.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
  • Machines absorb the frequent, legible and repeatable decisions.
    — Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of legible
Adjective
  • The seeds provide most of the insoluble fiber, while the flesh contains soluble pectin, a gel-forming fiber, Martorano says.
    — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 22 July 2026
  • The skin and flesh of apples contain both soluble and insoluble fiber.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 22 July 2026
Definition of soluble
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  • The only thing harder than envisioning the end of capitalism is trying to imagine a readable book written by (or attributed to) a contemporary American political figure.
    — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • Alongside that, keep a living documentation system (your GTM strategy, team principles, product decisions, ADRs) written by humans, kept short and genuinely readable, with every evolution reviewed by the team before it's committed.
    — Julien Vantyghem, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of readable
Adjective
  • Employers need compliance programs capable of responding to change while continuing to produce decisions that are consistent, explainable, and defensible.
    — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Enterprises need systems that are explainable, accountable, and grounded in their data.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of explainable
Adjective
  • Across a pair of appearances Thursday at Fanatics Fest in New York there was no discernable tipping of the hand.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • 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
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
  • Keeping up with Claude had become the startup’s explicit mission.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
  • Flowers like tulips, poppies and hydrangeas were included throughout the collection in subtle and explicit measures.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
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