discoverable

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UK/dɪsˈkʌvɹəbəɫ/UK/dɪsˈkʊvɹəbəɫ/

adjective

Able to be discovered.

Similar
findablediscerniblediscernablerepertiblereperibleascertainabledeterminable
Opposite
undiscoverable
OriginEnglish discover ← Middle English discoveren ← Old French descovrir →
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Meanings

adjectivediscoverable (comparative more discoverable, superlative most discoverable)

comparative more discoverable · superlative most discoverable

  1. Able to be discovered.

    Synonyms: findable, discernible, discernable, repertible, reperible · Antonyms: undiscoverable

  2. lawSubject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAble to be discovered.

Similar
findablediscerniblediscernablerepertiblereperible
Opposite
undiscoverable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being ascertained or found out

Similar
ascertainabledeterminable
Also see
ascertainabledeterminablediscerniblefindable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  8. Proto-Italic*kom
  9. Proto-Italic*kom-
  10. Latincon-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wer-
  15. Latinoperiō
  16. Latincooperiō
  17. Latindiscooperīre
  18. Late Latindiscoperīre
  19. Old Frenchdescovrir
  20. Middle Englishdiscoveren
  21. Englishdiscover
  22. Englishdiscoverable

From discover + -able.

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Cite this entry
APA

discoverable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoverable

MLA

“discoverable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoverable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discoverable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discoverable.

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