watchable
adjective
watch·able
ˈwä-chə-bəl 
ˈwȯ-
: worth watching
a minor but highly watchable film
watchable
noun
Examples of watchable in a Sentence
a minor but highly watchable film
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Because despite the abundance of standout TV characters this year, a few were nothing short of unforgettable—characters whose scenes didn’t just make their shows addictively watchable, but also created moments that reverberated culturally.
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Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The show remains compulsively watchable; each episode ends on a cliff-hanger.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
Directed by Michael Mazzola, who previously helmed UFO documentaries like Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind and Unacknowledged, Plague of Corruption is currently only watchable by RSVPing for livestream events on the Amigo Film Studios website.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
As critics such as The New York Times‘ James Poniewozik increasingly note, streaming shows don’t seem to be as re-watchable as even recent hits from the golden age of cable TV, such as Mad Men.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Vogue, 31 Dec. 2025
The show remains compulsively watchable; each episode ends on a cliff-hanger.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
Directed by Michael Mazzola, who previously helmed UFO documentaries like Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind and Unacknowledged, Plague of Corruption is currently only watchable by RSVPing for livestream events on the Amigo Film Studios website.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Dec. 2025
As critics such as The New York Times‘ James Poniewozik increasingly note, streaming shows don’t seem to be as re-watchable as even recent hits from the golden age of cable TV, such as Mad Men.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Watchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchable. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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