noticeable

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adjective

Capable of being seen or noticed.

Similar
observableperceivableconspicuousdetectablediscernableperceptiblesensablesensible
Opposite
unnoticeable
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Meanings

adjectivenoticeable (comparative more noticeable, superlative most noticeable)

comparative more noticeable · superlative most noticeable

  1. Capable of being seen or noticed.

    The dismissal of a player who left Arsenal for Manchester City before joining Tottenham gave the home players and fans a noticeable lift.

    2012 November 17, “Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022

    Synonyms: observable, perceivable, conspicuous, detectable, discernable, observable, perceivable, perceptible

  2. Worthy of note; significant.

    Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.

    1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

    Synonyms: notable, remarkable, big, central, consequential, critical, crucial, epochful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of being seen or noticed.

Similar
observableperceivableconspicuousdetectablediscernableobservableperceivableperceptiblesensablesensible

adjectiveWorthy of note; significant.

Similar
notableremarkablebigcentralconsequentialcriticalcrucialepochfulessentialextraordinaryfatefulfatefraughtfatesomeheavypivotalhigh on the totem polehistoricinnegligiblekeylife-or-death

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable or worthy of being noticed

Similar
broaddetectableperceptiblediscernibleevidentobservablemarkedpronounced
Opposite
unnoticeable

adjectivecapable of being detected

Similar
detectableperceptible
Also see
broaddetectablediscernibleeminentevidentillustriousimportantmarkedmarkworthynotableobservableobtrusiveoutstandingpalpableperceptibleprominentpronouncedremarkabletangible

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From notice + -able.

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Translations

Arabic مَلْحُوظ, جَدِير بِالْمُلَاحَظَة
  • مَلْحُوظ (malḥūẓ)capable of being seen or noticed
  • جَدِير بِالْمُلَاحَظَة (jadīr bi-l-mulāḥaẓa)worthy of note; significant
Bulgarian забележи́м, осеза́ем
  • забележи́м (zabeležím)capable of being seen or noticed
  • осеза́ем (osezáem)capable of being seen or noticed
  • досто́ен за внима́ние (dostóen za vnimánie)worthy of note; significant
Dutch merkbaar, opmerkenswaardig
  • merkbaarcapable of being seen or noticed
  • opmerkenswaardigworthy of note; significant
  • opmerkelijkworthy of note; significant
Finnish havaittava, merkille pantava
  • havaittavacapable of being seen or noticed
  • merkille pantavaworthy of note; significant
  • huomionarvoinenworthy of note; significant
  • merkittäväworthy of note; significant
  • huomattavaworthy of note; significant
French repérable, détectable
  • repérablecapable of being seen or noticed
  • détectablecapable of being seen or noticed
  • remarquablecapable of being seen or noticed
  • remarquableworthy of note; significant
German wahrnehmbar, auffällig
  • wahrnehmbarcapable of being seen or noticed
  • auffälligworthy of note; significant
Indonesian nyata, kelihatan
  • nyatacapable of being seen or noticed
  • kelihatancapable of being seen or noticed
  • berandangcapable of being seen or noticed
  • yg mudah dilihatcapable of being seen or noticed
  • yg menarik perlihatancapable of being seen or noticed
  • nyataworthy of note; significant
  • kelihatanworthy of note; significant
  • berandangworthy of note; significant
  • yg mudah dilihatworthy of note; significant
  • yg menarik perlihatanworthy of note; significant
Norwegian Bokmål merkbar
  • merkbarcapable of being seen or noticed
Polish zauważalny
  • zauważalnycapable of being seen or noticed
Russian заме́тный, осяза́емый
  • заме́тный (zamétnyj)capable of being seen or noticed
  • осяза́емый (osjazájemyj)capable of being seen or noticed
  • досто́йный внима́ния (dostójnyj vnimánija)worthy of note; significant
  • заслу́живающий внима́ния (zaslúživajuščij vnimánija)worthy of note; significant
  • заме́тный (zamétnyj)worthy of note; significant
Spanish notorio, palmario
  • notoriocapable of being seen or noticed
  • palmariocapable of being seen or noticed
  • captablecapable of being seen or noticed
  • que se notacapable of being seen or noticed
Swedish märkbar
  • märkbarcapable of being seen or noticed
Turkish hissedilir, dikkat çekici
  • hissedilircapable of being seen or noticed
  • dikkat çekiciworthy of note; significant
Ukrainian помі́тний, помі́тний
  • помі́тний (pomítnyj)capable of being seen or noticed
  • помі́тний (pomítnyj)worthy of note; significant
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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