as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
there was a barely detectable hum coming from the refrigerator
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detectable
Adjective
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025 -
This innovative technology, developed by teams at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco, combines brain-computer interfaces (BCI) with advanced artificial intelligence to decode neural activity into audible speech.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But within weeks, the change in sentiment was noticeable.—
Pradeep Prasana Kanagaraj,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The idea is that some attribute discernible from financial statements is a marker of future performance.—
William Baldwin,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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As the years passed, there was no discernible rise in cancer deaths in the area around Fukushima.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The hum of an air conditioner on the wall is the only perceptible sound inside the witness room, where a curtain covers a large pane-glass window that separates us in the gallery from the death chamber.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, the romantic narrative is punctuated by subtle moments of unease, each barely perceptible on its own but which, taken together, build into something rather more sinister.—
Stephanie Hirschmiller,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Detectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detectable. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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