explicable
adjective
, ˈek-(ˌ)spli-
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for explicable
Synonyms
answerable, explainable, resolvable, soluble, solvable
Antonyms
hopeless, inexplicable, insoluble, insolvable, unexplainable, unresolvable, unsolvable
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Coca-Cola has also disappeared, for no explicable reason, as has the band Oasis, which may be the movie’s best and most inside-y joke. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘Yesterday’ Review: A World With No Beatles," 27 June 2019 All this was explicable in part as a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of voting in the Tory leadership contest against Boris. — John O'sullivan, National Review, "What to Make of the U.K. Ambassador’s Tiff with Trump," 13 July 2019 Our father had just endured the worst days of his life, indeed was still in the midst of them, and such a lapse ought to be both explicable and forgivable. — Justin Taylor, Harper's magazine, "What it Means to Be Alive," 10 June 2019 That randomness can lead to barely explicable results. — 1843, "A league of their own: how English clubs conquered Europe," 7 June 2019 Most African Americans align with the Democratic Party for reasons that are explicable in terms of broad attitudes. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "4 political science lessons from Kanye West’s embrace of Donald Trump," 3 May 2018 All this was explicable in part as a last-ditch effort to turn the tide of voting in the Tory leadership contest against Boris. — John O'sullivan, National Review, "What to Make of the U.K. Ambassador’s Tiff with Trump," 13 July 2019 Our father had just endured the worst days of his life, indeed was still in the midst of them, and such a lapse ought to be both explicable and forgivable. — Justin Taylor, Harper's magazine, "What it Means to Be Alive," 10 June 2019 That randomness can lead to barely explicable results. — 1843, "A league of their own: how English clubs conquered Europe," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'explicable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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