Answerable and Explicable

Answerable

Answerable adjective - Capable of having the reason for or cause of determined.
Usage example: they say this equation is not answerable

Explicable and answerable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Explicable" instead an adjective "Answerable".

Nearby Words: answer, answered, answering, answerer

Explicable

Explicable adjective - Capable of having the reason for or cause of determined.
Usage example: the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence

Answerable and explicable are semantically related. You can use "Answerable" instead an adjective "Explicable".

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