decipherable

/di'saifərəbl/

Thân thiện

The ancient script on the stone tablet was surprisingly decipherable.

Definition

Adjective 1. Able to be read, understood, or interpreted: Describes something that is clear enough to be read or understood, especially something that is initially unclear, encoded, or badly written. 2. Capable of being solved or explained: Refers to a mystery, puzzle, or problem that can be solved or an outcome that can be logically understood.

Usage and Examples

• The ancient text was faded but still decipherable to the expert linguist.
• Her handwriting is messy, but her signature is usually decipherable.
• The meaning behind his cryptic message was barely decipherable.
• There was a decipherable pattern in the data that led to a breakthrough.

Advanced Usage

• "Barely decipherable": Extremely difficult to read or understand, but with great effort, some meaning can be extracted.
  • The note was water-damaged and barely decipherable.
• "Easily decipherable": Very clear and straightforward to understand or interpret.
  • The code they used was simple and easily decipherable.

Variants and Related Words

• Decipher (verb): To convert a coded or unclear message into an understandable form; to interpret meaning.
  • It took years to decipher the ancient script.
• Indecipherable (adjective): The direct opposite; impossible to read, understand, or interpret.
  • The scribble was completely indecipherable.

Synonyms

• Legible: (Specifically for writing) Clear enough to be read.
• Comprehensible: Able to be understood.
• Interpretable: Able to be explained or understood in a particular way.

Antonyms

• Indecipherable
• Illegible: (For writing) Not clear enough to be read.
• Incomprehensible: Impossible to understand.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. easily deciphered

Từ đồng nghĩa

• clear
• readable