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View synonyms for appreciable

appreciable

[ uh-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable:

    There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.



appreciable

/ əˈpriːʃɪəbəl; -ʃəbəl /

adjective

  1. sufficient to be easily seen, measured, or noticed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • apˈpreciably, adverb
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Other Words From

  • ap·preci·a·bly adverb
  • unap·preci·a·ble adjective
  • unap·preci·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of appreciable1

First recorded in 1810–20; appreci(ate) + -able
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Example Sentences

At least until there is an appreciable threat to their power.

From Time

More important, the camera provides an appreciable extra level of live security.

It is immediately appreciable to all of us why things feel heavier and grimmer now than they did a year ago.

In the normal course of using a smartphone, 5G makes no appreciable difference, whether scrolling through Instagram posts, watching YouTube videos, or listening to a podcast.

From Fortune

Rumpl’s new Featherlite blanket packs down small enough to fit in a purse or a backpack with ease yet offers appreciable, versatile weather protection.

Maybe that was because I was beginning to pick up an appreciable income outside the office, and thus felt rich.

The tenor of the divorce had no appreciable effect on marital outcomes for males.

Did she have any appreciable influence on him, and thus on history?

But that had no appreciable effect on military performance until the top leadership itself began to waver and retreat.

There was an appreciable instance of silence, and each of the adversaries could hear the loud beating of his own heart.

Smaller than the smallest of the satellites, it showed no appreciable disk, but its light was dazzling.

She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—‘Yes.’

She looked at him for an appreciable fraction of a minute ere she answered, and when she did, it was in the monosyllable—“Yes.”

Even those that Elwood had picked, and thrown down at the entrance of the cavern, glowed with appreciable glimmer.

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