READABLE Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

readable

adjective

Definition of readable

as in legible

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Recent Examples of readable Details such as accurate speaker attribution, timestamps, terminology and readable formatting are often viewed as production features. — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 On October 1, Netflix will premiere Kazan’s sweeping adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel, an eminently readable doorstop stuffed with a variety of weighty themes. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 Any page that’s readable by a human could also be correctly interpreted by an AI scraping tool that simply renders the full webpage and uses optical character recognition on an image of the output. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 In Kitchen Confidential, the ludicrously readable memoir and culinary tell-all that first made Anthony Bourdain a household name, the period over which the new biopic Tony takes place is covered in just a few pages. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for readable

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Adjective

Out of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet, or any writing system, an identity can be assigned, fixed—and made, if not real, then socially legible and governmentally legal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Have there been cases where a work has become more, as opposed to less, legible?

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of legible

Adjective

There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Most Yiddish literature, and especially that by women, was published in now-scarce journals, or on barely decipherable newsprint.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026

Definition of decipherable

Adjective

If schedules clash, propose an asynchronous update and keep momentum visible.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026
The challenge is that modernization is not simply about adding more technology, but is about creating an operation that is more adaptable, more visible and ultimately easier for people to manage.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of visible

Adjective

Of these three films, The Uprising is admittedly the least heist-explicit; Paul Greengrass’s shaky cam mostly follows marching mobs lambasting the king and furious revolts against soldiers and tax collectors.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Styles had begun working in the adult entertainment realm in 2021, garnering more than a million followers of his explicit content across social media and on OnlyFans.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of explicit

Adjective

But unlike actual fatigues, this is cut to drape just right in all the right places and is clean of any distressing and patches.

— Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
The costumes, designed by Mallory Kay Nelson, are immaculately clean, unscuffed and unwrinkled work clothes, giving the show an almost cartoonish quality.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026