scrutable

Able to interpret

Scrutable means able to be understood or figured out through careful examination.

The word exists almost entirely as the logical opposite of inscrutable, which is far more common.

Something scrutable can be read, interpreted, or made sense of: Her motives, for once, were entirely scrutable.

comprehensible

intelligible

Capable of being understood

understandable · interpretable · cognizable · apprehensible · knowable · readable · discernible · penetrable · explicable · coherent

analyzable

examinable

Capable of being tested

assessable · evaluable · diagnosable · researchable · reviewable · auditable · interpretable · verifiable · testable · measurable

transparent

open

Not closed

accountable · visible · exposed · unconcealed · unhidden · revealed · apparent · obvious · overt · plain

Opposites
comprehensibility

scrutableinscrutable

Impossible to understand

incomprehensible · unfathomable · impenetrable · mysterious · inexplicable

transparency of meaning or expression

scrutablecryptic

Obscure in meaning

esoteric · hermetic · occult · coded · veiled

Family

inscrutable, inscrutability

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G