explicable

adjective

ek-ˈspli-kə-bəl How to pronounce explicable (audio)
Definition of explicablenext
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

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Recent Examples of explicable Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind. — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 Those old-fashioned TV-show plots with a premeditated murder committed for some explicable reason, that’s really an anachronism. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 Jason Ritter plays Julian’s scenes in this episode with raw emotion, making the character’s choices more explicable, if not entirely forgivable. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 De Minaur against Sinner sits in that horrendous but explicable category. — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for explicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicable
  1. explainable
  2. resolvable
  3. answerable
  4. feasible
  5. soluble
Adjective
  • Documenting which children grew sickest and following an illness from house to house was a method aimed at articulating an explainable pattern.
    — Jim Downs, STAT, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Its materials describe every decision as traceable and explainable, with the same file yielding the same answer.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of explainable
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
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  • The Regents are not appointed by nor answerable to the governor but are elected by the Legislature as a whole, with membership distributed to ensure geographic diversity.
    — David Bloomfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The summons is answerable to the petty violations court in Brooklyn federal court, the sources said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of answerable
Adjective
  • Venus remains in a supportive sextile to Jupiter all month, which lends you tangible and immaterial support to make your dreams feasible.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • There was even discussion of moving the Hawks game to another month, but given the density of the NBA schedule, too many other teams' schedules would also need to shift for this to be feasible, according to people familiar with the matter.
    — Alex Sherman, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of feasible
Adjective
  • The company says its indigo process uses soluble precursors that oxidize into insoluble pigment within the textile, avoiding the chemical reduction step used in conventional indigo dyeing.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This reaction converts the silicon into soluble silicates, leaving behind tiny pits across the surface.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of soluble

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