recognisable
recognisable — adjective
- recognisablepositive
- more recognisablecomparative
- most recognisablesuperlative
1. Something that is recognisable looks or sounds familiar enough that you can iden
Something that is recognisable looks or sounds familiar enough that you can identify it, usually because you have seen, heard, or experienced it before.
After the renovation, the old train station was still recognisable by its tall clock tower.
pattern: [thing] + was still recognisable by [feature]
Lucía's voice was instantly recognisable to everyone who had heard her sing before.
The musician walked past in dark glasses, but his face was recognisable to waiting fans.
Even from the highway, the mountain's unusual shape made it recognisable to drivers on the road.
Tariq's handwriting was barely recognisable because he had written the note in a hurry.
- distinctive
emphasises a feature that makes something stand out from others; stronger than recognisable
- identifiable
focuses on the ability to say exactly who or what something is; more formal
- noticeable
suggests something is easy to see or detect, not necessarily because of prior knowledge
- unrecognisable
the direct opposite; impossible to identify
- indistinct
not clear enough to be seen or heard, therefore hard to recognise
用法筆記
Commonly used with adverbs such as 'easily', 'barely', 'instantly', and 'immediately' that indicate how clearly something can be identified. The American English spelling is 'recognizable'.