as in understandable
capable of being understood
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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Recent Examples of legible
These products are designed to be instantly legible online, to photograph well, to circulate quickly, and to reinforce brand identity in feeds as much as in homes.
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 13 Jan. 2026
The service dog lettering must be legible from a distance and reflect light.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Branson is holding up a notebook page for the camera, but the writing is not legible.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Still, tenure is probably its most legible surface for misunderstanding.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Mecca Pryor, Essence, 13 Jan. 2026
The service dog lettering must be legible from a distance and reflect light.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
Branson is holding up a notebook page for the camera, but the writing is not legible.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Still, tenure is probably its most legible surface for misunderstanding.
—Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legible
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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Be transparent about where that basket will be kept—ideally somewhere visible and accessible near the entrance or exit.—
Nikita Khanna,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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To date, FinalSpark is (to the best of our knowledge) the world’s first remotely accessible biocomputing lab.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legible. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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