1
[ adjective ] capable of being read with comprehension

Synonyms

accessible

Examples

"readily accessible to the nonprofessional reader" "the tales seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

These conditions are unobtainable - are not even approachable in the qualified sense I have indicated - without the prior defeat of world Communism .

Related terms

comprehensible

2
[ adjective ] easy to meet or converse or do business with

Examples

"a friendly approachable person"

Related terms

unapproachable accessible

3
[ adjective ] easily approached

Synonyms

reachable

Examples

"a site approachable from a branch of the Niger"

Related terms

accessible

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Rhymes with

disposable sociable negotiable reachable unreachable uncontrollable controllable unknowable quotable untouchable teachable unimpeachable detachable notable potable washable incorrigible inheritable charitable irritable heritable implausible plausible provable inscrutable crucible redoubtable accountable excusable inexcusable fusible unusable appreciable moldable roble inhospitable habitable improbable seasonable noticeable lovable abominable incalculable communicable inalienable creditable unserviceable profitable applicable indomitable disreputable serviceable personable inequitable inimitable determinable irrevocable reputable navigable attributable formidable marketable estimable interminable gullible inevitable uninhabitable practicable revocable probable equitable palatable unpalatable breakable reasonable consumable unemployable reducible employable doable removable avoidable unavoidable immutable readable indisputable usable unsuitable irrefutable immovable enjoyable reusable allowable insatiable perishable illegible legible unforeseeable credible irrepressible biodegradable agreeable describable disagreeable unreadable incompressible untraceable regrettable incredible addressable indescribable foreseeable traceable erasable implacable changeable unfeasible impressionable actionable chargeable unfashionable adorable impeccable objectionable inadvisable knowledgeable unworkable impossible unconscionable advisable unrecognizable despicable divisible inaudible deplorable unfathomable unquestionable recognizable rechargeable eligible realizable questionable fathomable fashionable unmentionable interchangeable exchangeable fissionable intelligible audible unintelligible unstoppable invisible inviolable tangible unmistakable unspeakable infeasible negligible imaginable intangible movable countable rubble accountable insurmountable unaccountable suitable impregnable predictable collectible undetectable deductible inflexible delectable unremarkable injectable detectable retractable veritable respectable unreasonable renewable drinkable remarkable recyclable nonrenewable erasable unpredictable reasonable intractable execrable miserable fixable flexible tractable taxable nontaxable variable impracticable

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

approachability approach_path approaching approach_trench approach_shot appreciable

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