Readable and Unreadable

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Readable adjective - Easily deciphered.

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Unreadable is an antonym for readable in topics: enjoyable, legible, understandable, pleasurable to peruse.

Nearby Words: read, reading, reader, readout, readability

Unreadable adjective - Incapable of being read or deciphered.

Usage example: those unreadable scribbles that one encounters so frequently with medical prescriptions

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Readable is an antonym for unreadable.

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Unreadable and Readable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/readable/unreadable

Readable & Unreadable. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/readable/unreadable>.

Unreadable or Readable. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/readable/unreadable.

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