detectable

adjective

Definition of detectablenext
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
  1. audible
  2. noticeable
  3. discernible
  4. perceptible
Adjective
  • Its return to the launch pad is expected to result in audible sonic booms around the landing zone.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
  • His words were unmistakably aimed at Puerto Ricans, and the audience's reaction was an audible gasp rather than laughter.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of audible
Adjective
  • Oppo’s newest flagship phone, the Find X8 Pro, is the first phone in this series to return to the global stage after the last two models remained China-exclusive, and with the return come several noticeable quality of life improvements.
    Ben Sin, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Online ad spend from small and medium-sized businesses remained weak in the third quarter without noticeable improvement in the weeks since, management said on an earnings call.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of noticeable
Adjective
  • There’s no discernible change on Rip’s part, no concrete effort to preserve an old way of living or build a new one.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Not ‘falling off a cliff’ The BLS also noted that there was no discernible effect in its household survey, which generates the unemployment rate.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of discernible
Adjective
  • And the songs followed this logic, molting bit by bit, year over year, the changes barely perceptible in the moment, until a full evolution had occurred.
    Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But during ninety remarkably fast-talking minutes in New York—verbally, both candidates are speed demons—the Ohio senator J. D. Vance moved the narrative of the race in a small but perceptible way toward the Republican side.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of perceptible
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