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appreciable

ap·pre·ci·a·ble

appreciable

 
pronunciation:
pri shi bl [or] pri sh bl
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Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: capable of being perceived, measured, or estimated.
There was an appreciable change in the temperature overnight.There was no appreciable difference in his behavior.
synonyms:
discernible, distinguishable, measurable, perceivable, perceptible
antonyms:
imponderable, inappreciable
similar words:
apparent, detectable, knowable, substantial, visible
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)appreciable either
(adj.)appreciable + noun advantage, amount, antibiotic, benefit, cancer, change, condition, contribution, crossing, decline, decrease, degree, demeanor, dent, detail, device, difference, discussion, distance, drop, effect, energy, extent, finding, forest, fossil, fraction, fuel, gain, gender, harm, health, hole, impact, income, increase, indication, loss, manner, mass, measure, number, performance, portion, presence, progress, quantity, rate, reaction, recovery, rise, risk, saving, scarring, size, speed, statistics, success, surface, telescope, uncertainty, variation, weight [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: appreciably (adv.)