Synonyms & related words for intelligible

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of intelligible — including understandable, graspable, apprehensible, comprehensible, scrutable, decipherable. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to intelligible

Explore words related to intelligible — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include perceivable, comprehendible, illuminable, intelligibly, unintelligible, comprehensibly, intelligibility, perspicuous. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for intelligible

Common synonyms for intelligible include understandable, graspable, apprehensible, comprehensible, scrutable, decipherable, fathomable, interpretable — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does intelligible come from?

The word intelligible breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: intel-, from Latin inter (“between, within”); and -lig, from Latin lego (“choose, read”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.