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
Immediately legible to the tongue as raw, lean tuna.
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
In one section, a date without the year and a possible name are legible, Zuchtriegel said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Time is read vertically, calendar indications horizontally, giving the dial a legible and recognizable face.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Moreover, the conflict between the different inhabitants of the same Italian homeland is legible as the first of a long series of Roman civil wars.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
In one section, a date without the year and a possible name are legible, Zuchtriegel said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Time is read vertically, calendar indications horizontally, giving the dial a legible and recognizable face.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
Moreover, the conflict between the different inhabitants of the same Italian homeland is legible as the first of a long series of Roman civil wars.
—Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legible
Adjective
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Or perhaps its author was just exhausted, which would be entirely understandable.—
Liz Schubauer,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Almeida believes that is understandable.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the model preferred by YouTube, even streaming exclusives (like Premier League soccer on Peacock, for example) would be accessible directly via YouTube TV as opposed to having to leave the app.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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What’s desperately needed, Sisti said, are comprehensive investments in mental health — Housing First programs, funding to build up a mental health care workforce, and an easily accessible and coordinated system of voluntary treatment that prevents people from deteriorating on the streets.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legible. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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