intelligible Synonyms
intelligible Meaning
intelligible (s)
capable of being apprehended or understood
intelligible (a)
well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctly
intelligible ()
Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an intelligible account or description; intelligible pronunciation, writing, etc.
intelligible Sentence Examples
- The professor's lecture was barely intelligible due to his rapid speech and heavy accent.
- The phone line was so crackly that the caller's words were almost unintelligible.
- Despite her broken English, the foreign traveler managed to make herself intelligible.
- The child's ramblings were unintelligible to the adults, who struggled to decipher his meaning.
- The ancient text was written in an unintelligible script, defying attempts to translate it.
- The patient's delirium caused them to speak in an unintelligible manner, confusing those around them.
- The alien language sounded like a series of unintelligible grunts and clicks.
- The garbled message was unintelligible, rendering it impossible to determine its sender or intent.
- The hum of the machinery made it nearly unintelligible for the workers to communicate.
- The whisper was too faint and indistinct to be intelligible, leaving its meaning a mystery.
FAQs About the word intelligible
capable of being apprehended or understood, well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard distinctlyCapable of being understood or comprehended; a
understandable, comprehensible, accessible, graspable, comprehendible, legible,coherent, apprehensible, scrutable, simple
incomprehensible, incoherent, incoherent, incomprehensible, esoteric, mysterious, mysterious, inscrutable, obscure, insensible
The professor's lecture was barely intelligible due to his rapid speech and heavy accent.
The phone line was so crackly that the caller's words were almost unintelligible.
Despite her broken English, the foreign traveler managed to make herself intelligible.
The child's ramblings were unintelligible to the adults, who struggled to decipher his meaning.
