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 Parton turned extravagant blonde wigs, elaborate makeup, high heels, and sparkles into one of the most recognizable looks in entertainment. — William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 His greatest challenge Treister was perhaps best known as the designer and architect behind the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach, a monumental work that has become one of South Florida’s most recognizable places of Holocaust remembrance. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 But the discussion also underscored that prestige and a recognizable Nordic brand are no guarantee of commercial traction. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Brand names at lower prices Grullon says thrift shoppers can find recognizable brands at a fraction of their original retail cost. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The city's most recognizable historic homes may be the row of pastel Victorians known as the Painted Ladies, which were included in the opening credits of the sitcom Full House. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026 Eventually, his truck became so recognizable that simply parking it outside could attract customers. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 With Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan keeping every recognizable starter on the sideline Thursday, the team’s preseason finale didn’t carry much weight for the casual fan. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Aug. 2026 The pumpkin, perhaps the most recognizable motifs in her oeuvre today, became increasingly prominent in her work during this period. — Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognizable
  1. discernible
  2. identifiable
  3. visible
  4. understandable
  5. detectable
  6. familiar
  7. perceptible
  8. noticeable
Adjective
  • Inflicting these details on the jury, the children’s family members, and the public served no discernible purpose in establishing Clancy’s mens rea, which might have discredited her not-guilty plea.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Its Fourier transform has a wide spread of frequencies — a sound with no discernible pitch.
    — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of discernible
Adjective
  • BeInCrypto Research found that 97% of tokenized asset value sits outside the reach of US retail investors, and that 39% of market value carries no identifiable regulatory framework at all.
    — Nia Bowers, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
  • She was cut from a singular cloth with an artistic vision as distinctive as that voice of hers, an instrument of pure emotion that could scarcely be more instantly identifiable as Dolly Parton.
    — Ed Masley, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of identifiable
Adjective
  • The Moon enters Aries and your 10th House of Career, Reputation, and Responsibility, putting attention on your public role, work, leadership, or visible commitments.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Those payloads give crews a visible way to assess where training rockets land during live-fire exercises.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of visible
Adjective
  • There are understandable concerns over the drain of leadership and experience following the exits of Salah, Andy Robertson, Ibrahima Konate and Curtis Jones.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • That makes the Dodgers' decision to continue giving Tucker opportunities understandable.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of understandable
Adjective
  • The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This would have further heated this already blisteringly hot plasma and left detectable traces of dark photons.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of detectable
Adjective
  • What makes this year’s numbers different from the slow, familiar erosion of the past several years is the source of the exemptions.
    — A.J. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The familiar last name and near-blank political slate pulled him in.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of familiar
Adjective
  • The model tends toward certain word choices repeatedly throughout a text, embedding a pattern that is meant to be perceptible only to someone with the key.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Output still contains SynthID and C2PA Content Credentials, two types of digital watermarking that aren't perceptible under normal circumstances and cannot be toggled off.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of perceptible
Adjective
  • The blazing speed around the end is especially noticeable for a team that has lacked that flash in past seasons — and also was miserable on third downs during last year’s disappointing 6-11 campaign.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • One of the most noticeable things about The Complete Carebrush is the long teeth that are alternately spaced, creating a scalp massage and helping hair to move through the brush without friction.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticeable

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“Recognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognizable. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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