Synonyms of intelligible

intelligible

adjective

in-ˈte-lə-jə-bəl 

as in understandable

capable of being understood

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understandable
• accessible
• comprehensible
• coherent
• legible
• comprehendible
• graspable
• scrutable
• apprehensible
• fathomable
• simple
• straightforward
• articulate
• decipherable
• plain
• fluent
• well-spoken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incomprehensible
• incoherent
• inscrutable
• obscure
• mysterious
• insensible
• esoteric
• cryptic
• inarticulate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of intelligible

The Minions lose their Hollywood careers because sound arrives and nobody can understand their language, the same problem the real franchise solved 16 years ago by never giving its characters intelligible dialogue in the first place. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Even Karp’s more intelligible arguments are quickly trampled over as additional intrusive thoughts took the wheel. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 1 July 2026

Louden points out, for example, that Swedish and Norwegian are highly mutually intelligible, but neither is considered a dialect of the other, or of a parent language, primarily because each is associated with a separate nation-state. — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026

The Aztecs had just two Americans on their roster, so what Caligiuri heard on the sideline was a mix of Spanish, Serbian and heavily accented — and barely intelligible — English from players born in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. — Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026