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
  • But if Atkins’ monsters are legible, then his views on ordinary life are much harder to decipher.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 July 2026
  • The best practice here is to write the brief for the more nuanced, less commercially legible version of the target.
    — Ivan Kayser, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of legible
Adjective
  • Oatmeal with berries provides both soluble and insoluble fiber, which help soften stool and promote its passage through the intestines.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026
  • More care, on the other hand, should be taken with fat-soluble vitamins.
    — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Definition of soluble
Adjective
  • 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
  • The joint guidelines state that AI should be explainable and interpretable.
    — Dr. Anita Gupta, Forbes.com, 28 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
  • Throughout her tenure, there have been moments that point to Silver’s explicit involvement in business decisions, a number of them occurring in the last year.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Cantone has not received explicit confirmation of whether the department is investigating her complaint, filed in January 2026, although the state agency asked her and Berretti for medical records from Guarino.
    — Ella Moore July 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
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“Decipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipherable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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