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intelligible

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of intelligible

capable of being understood

  • speculation on the odds that a communication from a far-off planet would be intelligible
Synonyms of intelligible

accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible, fathomable, graspable, legible, scrutable, understandable
Words Related to intelligible

decipherable

plain, simple, straightforward

articulate, fluent, well-spoken
Near Antonyms of intelligible

inarticulate

cryptic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure
Antonyms of intelligible

incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible

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