intelligible
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Synonyms
accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible, fathomable, graspable, legible, scrutable, understandable
Antonyms
incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible
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Now anyone who could read and count had a neat, perfectly intelligible blank bracket to fill out. — New York Times, "Ten March Madness Myths About Your N.C.A.A. Bracket," 12 Mar. 2018 A thousand years ago, early versions of English and Icelandic were closely related, possibly even mutually intelligible. — The Economist, "The internet is changing language less than curmudgeons fear," 18 July 2019 At 70 decibels, only half of speech is intelligible. — Joyce Cohen, Washington Post, "For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination.," 17 June 2019 At 70 decibels, only half of speech is intelligible. — Joyce Cohen, Twin Cities, "For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination," 22 June 2019 As the Department of Home Affairs outlined in a recent paper: The Bill introduces a suite of measures that will improve the ability of agencies to access intelligible communications content and data. — Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, "Australian gov’t wants to force tech firms to weaken crypto," 15 Aug. 2018 Six aluminum plates on the walls, engraved with fragments of not-quite-intelligible text, are filled in with marzipan. — New York Times, "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week," 14 Feb. 2018 The author somehow makes his discussion of bizarre phenomena (such as the way rotation actually distorts space) just about as intelligible and entertaining as the fantasy. — John Gribbin, WSJ, "‘The Ascent of Gravity’ and ‘On Gravity’ Review: From Falling Apples to Black Holes," 11 May 2018 Andries put on music—flutes and vocals without intelligible words or a beat. — Moises Velasquez-manoff, WIRED, "Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intelligible.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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