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explorable

explorable

1 4.1
A place or thing you can look around and discover
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈsplɔːrəbəl/
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  • It even includes a fully explorable ocean floor.

Examples

  • The forest is an explorable area rich with diverse wildlife and plants.

  • But did you know that at one point, Hyrule itself would have been explorable?

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  • If only the time constraints weren't there, a fully explorable Hyrule and a more interesting ocean could have been the result.

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  • Children love going to the museum because every room is explorable and full of interesting exhibits.

  • The abandoned castle was made explorable for visitors, allowing them to uncover its hidden history.

Synonyms

discoverable
vsexplorable
3 2.9

Something that can be found or learned

emphasizes active searching and detailed investigation rather than mere finding
analyzable
vsexplorable
  • US
1 4.2

You can study it by separating it into parts

is about broader searching and detailed examination rather than dividing into parts
investigable
vsexplorable
5.2

Can be examined or checked

focuses more on being searched and examined in wider ways

Antonyms

hidden
125 1.1

A thing that is not easily seen or found

inaccessible
28 7.9

Not able to be reached, used, or understood

How Accessible

accessible
280 3.9
explorable
1 4.1
difficult
∞ 1.6
inaccessible
28 7.9

Surface Forms

explorable positive

Morphology

explorable = explore (transparent) = explore + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'explore' meaning 'able to be explored', so the meaning is directly derived and accessible.

Etymology

Explorable comes from explore plus the ending -able. Explore originally meant 'to go out and search', like an explorer who looks around, so explorable means 'able to be explored' or 'possible to search and discover'.