recognizable

adjective

Definition of recognizablenext
1
as in discernible

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2
as in identifiable

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Recent Examples of recognizable Sienkiewicz got his start in comics back in the late 1970s, but today his colorful and recognizable style has expanded into illustration, animation, film and TV, book and album covers, advertising and fine art. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 Museum-worthy contemporary art, cabaret shows, beach butler service Few hotels in Miami Beach are as instantly recognizable as the Faena Miami Beach. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2026 The 1-mile loop gains only about 100 feet in elevation and winds through a scenic valley ringed by the massive rock formations that make Joshua Tree instantly recognizable. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026 The house, built in 1999, has become one of the show’s most recognizable filming locations, thanks to its expansive grounds and grand interiors. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 July 2026 Walking through a residential area is like passing through a graveyard of buildings that are no longer recognizable, not even for people who lived there for years. — Julimar Valentina Rivas Perez, NBC news, 24 July 2026 The Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse already has one of the state’s most recognizable dining rooms, and summer pushes more of the attention outside. — London Lyle, Denver Post, 24 July 2026 Jiffy Lube—maybe the single most recognizable oil-change name in the country—just changed hands. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026 The joke quickly spread across social media, becoming one of the internet’s most recognizable Diet Coke memes. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognizable
  1. discernible
  2. identifiable
  3. visible
  4. understandable
  5. detectable
  6. familiar
  7. perceptible
  8. noticeable
Adjective
  • Across a pair of appearances Thursday at Fanatics Fest in New York there was no discernable tipping of the hand.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • This won’t always be the case, of course, and there will be occasions where a use-after-free error has no discernible impact.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of discernible
Adjective
  • The request alleged that the cars’ manual emergency door releases, intended to work when their electronic controls fail, were not readily accessible or identifiable.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
  • The left-footed charm of Music, Fashion, Film is that every readily identifiable flaw or fuckup is dead center and obviously coordinated for effect.
    — Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026
Definition of identifiable
Adjective
  • The 30-minute video posted by Pfister of the Zimmerman’s Meat Market incident from earlier this year shows him, his wife, Pam, and another man holding their cameras to the deli’s front window, capturing what was visible inside.
    — Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • No blood was visible, but one area glowed after being sprayed with Bluestar.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026
Definition of visible
Adjective
  • The objective — to force more value addition to happen at home — is understandable.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
  • There was an outpouring of support from Hollywood, including multiple memorials, but the family has kept a very low profile since the tragedy, which is more than understandable.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 17 July 2026
Definition of understandable
Adjective
  • Because poppy seeds come from the same plant species used to produce opiates, consuming large amounts can sometimes lead to detectable levels of opiate compounds in urine tests.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Scientists know all of this in part because the sheer amount of charcoal and soot—millions and millions of tons of it—that fell to the ground left traces that are still detectable today.
    — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of detectable
Adjective
  • Children grow up without the network of neighboors, relatives and familiar adults that used to make a place feel safe.
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Drawing inspiration from the classic old fashioned cocktail, this fruit-forward IPA delivers familiar flavors in a delightfully different form.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
Definition of familiar
Adjective
  • Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Definition of perceptible
Adjective
  • But the way people encounter health information is changing, and that shift is especially noticeable with Gen Z, the first generation to grow up immersed in social media.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Your 1st House of Identity glows as the intuitive Moon conjoins loving Venus in your sign, making your presence more noticeable than usual.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
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