relatable

adjective

Definition of relatablenext
as in sympathetic
US possible to understand because of being like something you have known, experienced, etc. The show has likable characters in relatable situations.

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Recent Examples of relatable Researchers who are sincere, relatable and genuinely care are effective messengers for communicating uncertain or evolving information. — Aleeza Gerstein, The Conversation, 28 Aug. 2026 Eva Victor Eva Victor’s stupidly relatable, slice-of-life comedic sketches kept thousands of bored quarantiners and dry-humored netizens entertained during the pandemic. — Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026 What’s left is a vaguely political YouTube series afraid of its own tail, incapable of being actually relatable and too cowardly to own the batshit truths of these people’s lives. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026 The cups on display, with sleek forms and graphic twinkles, immediately felt relatable yet also transcendent, the boundary between life and art blissfully obliterated. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for relatable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for relatable
  1. sympathetic
  2. understandable
  3. recognizable
  4. such
  5. similar
  6. familiar
Adjective
  • With the ownership transfer and a potentially sympathetic mayor, the future of the graves at Higgs Beach enters another period of hope and uncertainty.
    — Oliver Wu, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The smartest plaintiffs' attorneys are doing a good job shopping for judges sympathetic to their cases — and there are more than 30 at the moment with nearly 400 athletes involved.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of sympathetic
Adjective
  • That project needed to be built over railroad tracks, so the delay there is more understandable.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Bob Frid / Imagn Images The reaction from around the NHL to Zeev Buium’s eight-year extension is understandable.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of understandable
Adjective
  • Serena and Venus Williams, for example, grew up in a middle-class family in Compton, California, before becoming two of the most successful and recognizable players in tennis history.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Alongside Robson, the pair went on to create some of Spears’ most recognizable dance breaks, still recreated and performed by fans to this day.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of recognizable
Adjective
  • The round trip marks the first such operation at Minot, according to the Air Force.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • To put that into perspective, no other player had five such games in the last five seasons combined.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of such
Adjective
  • Newlight projects annual savings of roughly $500,000 for similar ships.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • German power infrastructure has previously been affected under similar circumstances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of similar
Adjective
  • There's a new, yet familiar, voice in Bo Nix's ear these days.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In the New Hampshire Senate primary, the race features a congressman, a Democratic socialist, and two familiar Republicans.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of familiar

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“Relatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relatable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2026.

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