as in understandable
capable of being understood
she thinks that she's a sly and subtle schemer, but her machinations and motives are all too scrutable to those of us who know her
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Recent Examples of scrutable
But the move reflects who Sinema is at her core: devoid of any scrutable ideology but profoundly cynical.
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Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
This transition of oil ownership from large, scrutable giants to smaller, obscure operators is one reason why some climate campaigners have argued against fossil fuel divestment.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 11 May 2022
Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2022
This transition of oil ownership from large, scrutable giants to smaller, obscure operators is one reason why some climate campaigners have argued against fossil fuel divestment.
—Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 11 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrutable
Adjective
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Farley repeatedly made comparisons to the Model T, a pioneer of assembly line mass production credited with making automobiles accessible to the general public.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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Proponents of rule change say there should be no cost to the individual for services that make the hearing accessible.—
Allana Smith,
Freep.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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There’s a moment in the final pages of the Voyage when Darwin implies that his apprehension of the magnitude of time comes to him through a kind of via negativa, that Desert Fathers practice of seeking God by stripping away all that is comprehensible and then watching to see what remains.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Sparse autoencoders, for instance, can help simplify neural network activations into comprehensible parts.—
Rishabh Sambare,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Scrutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutable. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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