explicable

adjective

ek-ˈspli-kə-bəl How to pronounce explicable (audio)
Definition of explicablenext
as in explainable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence

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Recent Examples of explicable Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind. — Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025 Those old-fashioned TV-show plots with a premeditated murder committed for some explicable reason, that’s really an anachronism. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025 Jason Ritter plays Julian’s scenes in this episode with raw emotion, making the character’s choices more explicable, if not entirely forgivable. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 De Minaur against Sinner sits in that horrendous but explicable category. — Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for explicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicable
  1. explainable
  2. resolvable
  3. answerable
  4. feasible
  5. soluble
Adjective
  • In a later exchange, Cowdray conceded that much of Opperman’s characterization was on target, if explainable.
    — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The objective of this architecture was to transform data from a passive reference archive into an active, explainable decision-making framework.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of explainable
Adjective
  • The trick is to find double stars that have a wide enough separation to be resolvable by 10x50 binoculars.
    — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • For Manus, the problem at the heart of Beijing’s objection may not be resolvable, Hendrichs added.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Definition of resolvable
Adjective
  • Arday may have had questions to answer; that did not make black academics collectively answerable for him.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Russia has since replaced Wagner with the Africa Corps, answerable to the Russian Ministry of Defense.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of answerable
Adjective
  • Debt settlement is an alternative to bankruptcy, but is that route feasible for a high credit card balance?
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Earning more money isn't feasible for everyone but trimming your expenses could provide some relief.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of feasible
Adjective
  • Many of these high-fiber candies use isolated fibers, such as inulin, chicory root, soluble corn fiber, and other prebiotics.
    — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Phosphite is more soluble in water than phosphate and has been proposed before as a prebiotic source of phosphorus.
    — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of soluble

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“Explicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicable. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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