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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His lowest point came midway through this tournament, and that chastening defeat to East Germany — a game Schon desperately wanted to win, for understandable reasons.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Pressures are understandable, but Campbell has to do a better job of limiting pre-snap penalties.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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It is tucked into the park, due east of the City Park Tennis Courts, and northwest of Duck Lake along an interior road accessible from 23rd Avenue.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Crosser, going into detail comprehensible only to the network-savvy attendees, laid out all the steps Zoom may go through trying to connect from within a highly secure network.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Scrutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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