Antonyms for audible


Grammar : Adj
Spell : aw-duh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔ də bəl


Definition of audible

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Middle French audible and directly from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire "to hear," from PIE *awis-dh-yo-, from root *au- "to perceive" (see audience). Related: Audibly.
  • adj able to be heard
Example sentences :
  • "He's layin' down," said Bill Dozier, and his voice was soft but audible in the saloon.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Gilder, in truth, could not trust himself just then to an audible command.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • I then tried to see how feeble a current was audible in the telephone.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 » by Various
  • The grunt of the human hog (Pignoramus intolerabilis) with an audible memory.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • The variable (an audible) part of the roadway for an automobile.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Calendar's chuckle was not audible, but he broke the pause that followed.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Why but because the intruders did not wish the sound of closing to be audible to her—or those—within?
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • She said it very softly, but perhaps she may have been as audible above—who knows!
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Sounds that he was not afraid of, for he divined their meaning, then began to be audible.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • Hugh faltered, and muttered something which was not audible.
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for audible

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