variants
also discernable
as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
discernible differences in the two authors' writing styles
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Recent Examples of discernible
Whether taking on twisty roads, cruising around city streets, or ticking off miles on the highway, the Speedster exhibited no discernable cowl shake or flex.
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Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
No discernible economic revolution followed Biden’s neo-Brandeisian program.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
All that performance seems effortless thanks to HP's new Tempest Cooling Pro, which produced virtually no discernable fan noise in our testing.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026
The noisy city outside is barely discernible through the floor-to-ceiling windows, which allow natural light to flood in when the drapes are drawn.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
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Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026
No discernible economic revolution followed Biden’s neo-Brandeisian program.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
All that performance seems effortless thanks to HP's new Tempest Cooling Pro, which produced virtually no discernable fan noise in our testing.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 May 2026
The noisy city outside is barely discernible through the floor-to-ceiling windows, which allow natural light to flood in when the drapes are drawn.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discernible
Adjective
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While Beloved may be her ghost story, the border between Life and Afterlife is even less distinguishable in Paradise.—
Via Catapult,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2026
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This is a type of employment that, as Johnson lead counsel Paul McDonald has stressed, is legally distinguishable from professional employment and is structured differently (for example, student employment is exempt from FICA taxes).—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Mansfield, a retiree who has been helping at the business for the past four years, says the construction has had a noticeable impact.—
Hannah McIlree,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Warm weather can make the surge even more noticeable.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Israel’s military said Hezbollah launched three projectiles, releasing footage where an audible boom was followed by rising smoke.—
Julia Frankel,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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Israel’s military said the militant group launched three projectiles, releasing video in which an audible boom was followed by rising smoke.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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This subtle yet detectable respect goes a long way.—
Angela J. Narayan,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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And on these gentle waves of barely perceptible music, these people, ideally, would start to feel those feelings, too.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 June 2026
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Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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“Discernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discernible. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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