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legible

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of legible

capable of being understood
  • an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
Synonyms of legible

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

decipherable

plain, simple, straightforward

articulate, fluent, well-spoken
Near Antonyms of legible

inarticulate

cryptic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure
Antonyms of legible

incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible

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