Antonyms for recognizable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : rek-uhg-nahyz

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz

Definition of recognizable

Origin : early 15c., "resume possession of land," back-formation from recognizance, or else from Old French reconoiss-, stem of reconoistre "to know again, identify, recognize," from Latin recognoscere "acknowledge, recall to mind, know again; examine; certify," from re- "again" (see re-) + cognoscere "know" (see cognizance). Meaning "know again, recall or recover the knowledge of, perceive an identity with something formerly known or felt" first recorded 1530s. Related: Recognized; recognizing.

As in appreciable : adj easily noticed; considerable
As in observable : adj apparent
As in obvious : adj apparent, understandable
As in perceptible : adj noticeable, obvious
As in transparent : adj obvious, understandable
As in used to : adj familiar with
As in understandable : adj comprehensible
As in perceivable : adj observable
As in understandable : adj able to be understood
As in clear : adj understandable, apparent
As in distinct : adj apparent, obvious
As in familiar : adj common, well-known

Example sentences :

The newcomers were dirty rogues; tipstaves, recognizable at a glance.
Extract from : « The Lion's Skin » by Rafael Sabatini

Although there are a number of variations, two outstanding types are recognizable.
Extract from : « College Teaching » by Paul Klapper

If we are not recognizable by that high world you have told me of, who, then, are our equals?
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

The two were Verinder and Captain Kilmeny, though at that distance they were not recognizable.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

The fifth was so wrapped in his bearskin that he was not recognizable.
Extract from : « Peter the Priest » by Mr Jkai

The face is, I understand, recognizable as that of a lost friend.
Extract from : « The Problems of Psychical Research » by Hereward Carrington

The only recognizable item was a thin knife of unusual design.
Extract from : « Planet of the Damned » by Harry Harrison

When this was taken off or wore off, it was not recognizable as a hand.
Extract from : « In the Tail of the Peacock » by Isabel Savory

She's beginning to be recognizable, if her hair'd grow a bit faster.
Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith

From his build and the peculiar agility of his motions, he was recognizable as Maku.
Extract from : « The Girl and The Bill » by Bannister Merwin

Synonyms for recognizable

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