Meanings
adjectivedetectable (comparative more detectable, superlative most detectable)
comparative more detectable · superlative most detectable
- Able to be detected, noticeable.
There was a detectable pause before he continued. We all noticed it but no one commented.
Synonyms: measurable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveAble to be detected, noticeable.
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Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of being detected
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adjectiveeasily seen or detected
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian откриваем
- откриваем (otkrivaem)that which can be detected
Dutch detecteerbaar
- detecteerbaarthat which can be detected
French détectable
- détectablethat which can be detected
Hungarian kimutatható, észrevehető
- kimutathatóthat which can be detected
- észrevehetőthat which can be detected
Italian rilevabile
- rilevabilethat which can be detected
Polish odczuwalny, wykrywalny
- odczuwalnythat which can be detected
- wykrywalnythat which can be detected
Portuguese detectável, detetável
- detectávelthat which can be detected
- detetávelthat which can be detected
Romanian detectabil
- detectabilthat which can be detected
Spanish detectable
- detectablethat which can be detected
Turkish ortaya çıkarılabilir, keşfedilebilir
- ortaya çıkarılabilirthat which can be detected
- keşfedilebilirthat which can be detected
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“detectable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detectable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “detectable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/detectable.
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