adj ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Able to be detected, noticeable.

   "There was a detectable pause before he continued. We all noticed it but no one commented."

Adjective

1. 1
   easily seen or detected wordnet
2. 2
   capable of being detected wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

noticeableperceptibleapparentappreciablebeholdabledeterminable

Antonyms

All antonyms

imperceptibleinsensiblesubdetectableundetectable

Example

More examples

"A smaller, but still dangerous, concentration of pathogens won't necessarily be detectable by smell."

Etymology

From detect + -able.

Related phrases

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.