DISCERNIBLY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

discernibly

adverb

as in distinctly

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Recent Examples of discernibly Although something is discernibly missing—the sound of music. — Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 There are no star turns, no parts that are discernibly meatier, no actor without a fully dimensional character to play, irrespective of their screen time. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025

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Construction has been underway for about three weeks, and according to the partners, an opening date has been set for early April for the two distinctly different restaurants at the building.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Work that strips human beings of dignity is often work that no longer requires distinctly human qualities at all.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of distinctly

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Problems emerge when those distinctive flavors don’t incorporate into the overall mix or too clearly smack of other artists’ sauce.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
The key is helping prospective employers clearly see how those strengths translate to their current needs.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of clearly

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Writing for Apartment Therapy, Noella Williams put the case plainly.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Yann LeCun, the Turing laureate who ran Meta’s AI research for a decade before leaving in November 2025 to found Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs, has been saying it plainly since 2023.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

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