intelligible

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of INTELLIGIBLE

capable of being understood <speculation on the odds that a communication from a far-off planet would be intelligible>

Synonyms accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, comprehensible, fathomable, graspable, legible, scrutable, understandable

Related Words decipherable; plain, simple, straightforward; articulate, fluent, well-spoken

Near Antonyms inarticulate; cryptic, esoteric, mysterious, obscure

Antonyms incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible

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