audible

adjective

Definition of audiblenext
as in appreciable
heard or able to be heard Her voice was barely audible over the noise. He let out an audible sigh.

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Recent Examples of audible Despite, or rather alongside Kramer’s rage, there’s audible affection between them. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Immediately afterward, the sound of a man crying and screaming is audible. — Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 They’re matched by the audible intensity of the red-legged seriema, another challenger from South America. — Meghan Bartels, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 Today’s show featured bold elements, with a vibrant palette of primary colors, panniers and padding that created the illusion of an enormous bottom, or exaggerated green fringing on Bermuda shorts that gave an audible swish as the models walked by. — Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for audible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for audible
  1. appreciable
  2. visible
  3. noticeable
  4. tangible
Adjective
  • These neutrinos would be so energetic that to capture an appreciable number of them, and to contain the ones that were captured, the detector would have to be huge, even by neutrino detector standards.
    — Doug Cowen, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Across a blend of 64 different ensemble members, different runs of a weather model with slightly different initial conditions, only a minority brought appreciable rainfall to Southern California.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of appreciable
Adjective
  • Walsh’s creative contribution will be visible not only in the individual pieces, but also in how the collection is styled, photographed and presented.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Rising gas costs are a highly visible sign of inflation and often drive down measures of consumer sentiment about the economy.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of visible
Adjective
  • The research fellow also argued that the additional Russian diesel entering global markets is not sufficient to produce a noticeable reduction in consumer fuel prices in the short term.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The brand's emblem, which is incorporated into the translucent monoblock LED taillight beneath the seat and is sculpted by the bike's lights themselves, is the most noticeable of all Fragment elements.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • In this context, elections and exams are the only two processes that make the state’s promise of equal treatment tangible.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Consistency in service, collaboration and responsiveness is a tangible way trust is built.
    — Kate Barton, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tangible

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“Audible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audible. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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