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accessible

accessible

280 3.9
A place, thing, or service that you can reach and use easily
  • adjective
  • /əkˈsɛsəbl/
translation icon : accesible
  • Making movies for Netflix makes his productions more accessible to a wider audience.
  • easily accessible
  • more accessible
  • make accessible

There is tons of wheelchair accessible parking spots.

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Examples

  • They make medications accessible and affordable to my patients.

  • All educational, training, and awareness materials are accessible for free download after registration online at http://www.haad-safe.ae.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And pretty soon this stuff is going to be accessible to lots of people.

  • So I think it's accessible for everybody.

    Dr Sheen Gurrib

  • No matter what, they will only ever be accessible directly by you.

  • One thing the Internet lacks is one major reliable source with accessible and affordable information.

    Academic text (2015)

  • There are free apps, there are very accessible memberships online.

    Sunny Lenarduzzi

  • The city implemented new programs to make public transportation more accessible for everyone.

  • Libraries are working hard to ensure all their resources are accessible to the community.

  • The online course was designed to be accessible to learners of all skill levels.

Synonyms

available
vsaccessible
∞ 2.3

Able to be used or bought and not in use now

means easy to reach or enter, not only current availability
visible
vsaccessible
22 2.4

Present and easy to find or use

is about ease of reaching or using rather than mere presence
reachable
vsaccessible
9 2.8

Easy to get to by road or path

includes approach but also being obtained or used
obtainable
vsaccessible
6 3.7

Possible to get or buy

stresses easy access or entry rather than just being acquirable
get-at-able
vsaccessible
8.2

Easy to reach or use

is broader, also including easy entry or use
come-at-able
vsaccessible
  • Archaic
9.8

Easy to reach, use or understand

is broader, also mentioning easy entry or use

Antonyms

inaccessible
28 7.9

Not able to be reached, used, or understood

Compounds

machine-accessible
  • Specialized
5.9

Able to be read or used by a computer

How Accessible

open
∞ 1.0
accessible
280 3.9
reachable
9 2.8
inaccessible
28 7.9

Surface Forms

accessible positive
accessibler comparative
accessiblest superlative

Morphology

accessible = access (transparent) = access + ible

Direct, standard formation from 'access' + the adjectival suffix '-ible' giving the literal sense 'able to be reached or used'.

Etymology

Accessible comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and cedere 'go', so it originally meant 'to go to' or 'approach'. So when a place is accessible, it is easy to reach or enter.