as in understandable
capable of being understood
speculation on the odds that a communication from a far-off planet would be intelligible
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Recent Examples of intelligible
While these words all appear in the dictionary, this subculture has separated them from any consistent or intelligible application; here, they are merely deployed for atmospheric texture.
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech — a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
At a moment when many people’s thoughts and feelings about antisemitism are intense without necessarily being intelligible to others, and when accusations of antisemitism are tremendously forceful, Mazower’s book makes an immense contribution.
—Book Marks
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The story is actually intelligible this time around, but while the mecha designs look wonderful, the characters definitely needed more work.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech — a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof.
—Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
At a moment when many people’s thoughts and feelings about antisemitism are intense without necessarily being intelligible to others, and when accusations of antisemitism are tremendously forceful, Mazower’s book makes an immense contribution.
—Book Marks
september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
The story is actually intelligible this time around, but while the mecha designs look wonderful, the characters definitely needed more work.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intelligible
Adjective
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Richardson admitted frustration is understandable.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The potential for a mixup is understandable given that Niemann is the author of Raising Goats Naturally and the host of the podcast For the Love of Goats.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That declaration puts political clout behind the status quo, where public land remains accessible to those who can buy control of key parcels and hire fancy attorneys.—
Karlee Provenza,
Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2026
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Give them a home with a rotating tray, which will make your collection less chaotic and more accessible.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The frontier is instead ideological, about interrogating how to reconcile a complex world into something comprehensible when doing the opposite seems easier.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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All of it’s fake, from an ever-growing branch of accounts that use the same verbiage and link to barely comprehensible mock news stories.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Intelligible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligible. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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