1
as in audible
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
an evening star easily distinguishable by the naked eye
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2
as in different
being not of the same kind
snowflakes are distinguishable from each other under a microscope
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinguishable
Adjective
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When pressed, the buttons make an audible clicking sound.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
30 Jan. 2025 -
Try this: Clap your hands loudly in the middle of your room and listen for the decay—the audible echoing of that clapping sound.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For another, the two telescopes’ image resolutions are very different.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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This is drastically different from other sports leagues, such as Major League Baseball, where sponsorship contributes a smaller portion of total revenue.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Dehydrated skin can make fine lines more noticeable.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
11 Feb. 2025
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The penalty tilt has noticeable in the past 12 Kansas City postseason games as Chiefs opponents have been flagged more 11 times, with one tie.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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His distinctive nonchalant California glam aesthetic has evolved in his properties throughout the West Coast.—
Sofia Celeste,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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Morello mixed in brief passages of his own distinctive sound, but the overall effect remained tied to an older tradition.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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One large stone had a few cut marks but no discernible letters.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Audio Descriptions are audible narrations of scene changes that would not be otherwise discernible through the regular dialog.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For the Gladney family, the Chaska community has always been a close-knot, quiet, safe and diverse community, with grocery stores, libraries and a hospital all near by.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Plus, Canada’s population is diverse—in part because during Trump’s first term, Trudeau positioned Canada as a safer alternative for immigrants.—
Talib Visram,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The current agreement is set up to progress in three distinct phases, the first of which is already halfway through.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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The fragments of two distinct bronze neck rings, thought to belong to a chieftain, were also identified.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Every time, the conversation is a little different; every time, my knowledge of a friend is deepened or complicated, even if that change is barely perceptible.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2025
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False positives aren’t a major concern, because the stimulation pulses are rarely perceptible to patients.—
Tim Denison,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Jan. 2015
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“Distinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinguishable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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