intelligible
Able to grasp
Intelligible means capable of being understood.
An intelligible explanation makes sense to its audience.
Speech may be barely intelligible through static or a thick accent.
The word often implies that understanding requires some effort—what's intelligible isn't necessarily clear or elegant, just comprehensible: His handwriting was messy but intelligible.
Able to be grasped
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- explicitClearly and directly expressed
unambiguous · distinct · evident · apparent · legible · readable · graspable · accessible
Capable of being detected by ear
- decipherableAble to be decoded
- discernibleAble to be noticed
- recognizableAble to be identified
- distinguishableCapable of being identified separately
perceptible · hearable · detectable · comprehensible · transcribable · acoustic · phonetic
Fluent and persuasive
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
enunciated · pronounced · audible · crisp · precise · measured · unhurried · deliberate
Based on valid reasoning
- structuredArranged in organized form
- organizedSystematically arranged
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
unified · flowing · connected · sequential · reasoned · cogent · cohesive · integrated
understandable
Able to be grasped
- comprehensibleAble to be understood
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- plainBasic and unremarkable
explicit · unambiguous · distinct · evident · apparent · legible · readable · graspable · accessible · straightforward
audible
Capable of being detected by ear
- decipherableAble to be decoded
- discernibleAble to be noticed
- recognizableAble to be identified
distinguishable · perceptible · hearable · detectable · comprehensible · transcribable · acoustic · phonetic
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
- well-spokenSpeaking with refinement
distinct · enunciated · pronounced · audible · crisp · precise · measured · unhurried · deliberate · modulated
logical
Based on valid reasoning
- structuredArranged in organized form
- organizedSystematically arranged
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
systematic · unified · flowing · connected · sequential · reasoned · cogent · cohesive · integrated · orderly
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- PlatonismPlato, forms, ideas, the Good, ideal forms
intelligibleunintelligible
Impossible to understand
incomprehensible · incoherent · unclear · impenetrable · unfathomable
intelligibleunintelligible
Impossible to understand
garbled · incoherent · slurred · mumbled · inarticulate
unintelligible, intelligibility, intelligibly, unintelligibly, unintelligibility