variants
also discernable
as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
discernible differences in the two authors' writing styles
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Recent Examples of discernible
Notably, none of them also offered a discernible flavor when mixed into water.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
In exit interviews, meanwhile, staff members have attributed their departures to Lewis’s lack of a discernible plan for the paper.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Trump has relentlessly attacked Pritzker for his discernible weight.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Lacking an apparent story or discernible narrative, your eye/mind/attention/consciousness (yes, all of these things, all at once) were left to track the taut zebra strings traversing the prop-laden set.
—Andrew Lampert, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 May 2025
In exit interviews, meanwhile, staff members have attributed their departures to Lewis’s lack of a discernible plan for the paper.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 12 May 2025
Trump has relentlessly attacked Pritzker for his discernible weight.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Lacking an apparent story or discernible narrative, your eye/mind/attention/consciousness (yes, all of these things, all at once) were left to track the taut zebra strings traversing the prop-laden set.
—Andrew Lampert, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discernible
Adjective
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On The Solstice Though the solstice itself isn’t easily perceptible, it is often associated with visible changes in the sun’s path.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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As with Lionel, David’s trauma is buried deep—his post-war shell shock shown only through a barely perceptible tremor in his hands; his hopelessness only really glimpsed in one close-up.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Last year, there were multiple reports and videos of noticeable early exits at various Trump events.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Even after shaking the comforter, there was no noticeable movement of the down fill to the edge of the pockets.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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“Discernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discernible. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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