as in explainable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of explicable
Some of them are horrendous but explicable, like Novak Djokovic beating Gael Monfils in all 20 of their meetings; Rafael Nadal’s 18-0 record against Richard Gasquet and Roger Federer’s 17-0 against David Ferrer.
—
Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Plot is set against a backdrop of police negligence in the late 1990s and follows a real-life account of a woman forced to request social housing due to explicable and dangerous occurrences in her own house.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
Financial markets often overreact, but this Trump slump is perfectly rational and explicable.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Gender, like art, Peters argues, is not always explicable.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for explicable
Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Plot is set against a backdrop of police negligence in the late 1990s and follows a real-life account of a woman forced to request social housing due to explicable and dangerous occurrences in her own house.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
Financial markets often overreact, but this Trump slump is perfectly rational and explicable.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Gender, like art, Peters argues, is not always explicable.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for explicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicable
Adjective
-
Like every member of the General Assembly, Stewart essentially is an independent contractor answerable to the voters, not an employee who can be fired or have their pay docked by the House leadership.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2025
-
But all of this avoids the challenges of a magical realism where questions about the purpose of poetry, theater, political resistance, life and legacy are answerable only by dying.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
Adjective
-
Is that feasible and also what the Trump administration is trying to do? Miran’s is a very important paper, with many interesting observations.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
-
Reese said that over 75% of the company’s resin material imports are sourced from Asia, and that replacing these suppliers with U.S.-based manufacturers was not a feasible option.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
29 May 2025
Adjective
-
Some whole-berry cranberry supplements may offer modest benefits, but most lack the concentrated levels of the right active compounds—specifically 100% soluble proanthocyanidins (PACs)—needed for meaningful protection.—
Rhiannon Frater,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
-
Other sources of soluble fiber include citrus, broccoli, peas, carrots, cucumbers, and celery.—
Lauren O'Connor,
Health,
3 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Explicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share