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explainable

adjective

Definition of explainablenext
as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined investigators found that the so-called mysterious happenings at the house were entirely explainable

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Recent Examples of explainable The future isn’t about replacing human judgment but amplifying it with explainable, verifiable intelligence worthy of trust. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 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 Enterprises need systems that are explainable, accountable, and grounded in their data. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 16 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explainable
  1. resolvable
  2. explicable
  3. answerable
  4. feasible
  5. soluble
  6. solvable
Adjective
  • The trick is to find double stars that have a wide enough separation to be resolvable by 10x50 binoculars.
    — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For Manus, the problem at the heart of Beijing’s objection may not be resolvable, Hendrichs added.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Definition of resolvable
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
  • And so there’s a lot of, to me, there’s a lot of complexity, and not every aspect of that could be answerable in scientific terms.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Questions To Ask Your Marketing Team Three questions now belong on the marketing team’s agenda, and each is answerable with today’s measurement practices rather than next year’s tools.
    — Alex Osmichenko, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of answerable
Adjective
  • An Amtrak spokesperson said a livestream is not feasible, but that a recording of the meeting will be posted to the project website.
    — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • This might be fine for a night or two to diagnose a sleep disorder, but gathering enough data on enough people to sift out long-term statistical correlations just isn’t feasible.
    — Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of feasible
Adjective
  • The tool relies on a soluble liquid substitute that glows during the reaction, reducing measurement times to minutes and enabling rapid evaluation of large libraries of enzyme variants.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The bacteria in your gut break down soluble fiber, producing beneficial compounds and gases.
    — Merve Ceylan, HEALTH, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of soluble
Adjective
  • Google called contrails one of the most urgent yet solvable climate challenges facing aviation today.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Adding quantum-safe signatures to a blockchain is a solvable engineering problem, according to Coinbase.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of solvable

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“Explainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explainable. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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