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guessable

guessable

1 2.7
Easy to find out from information or clues
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡɛsəbl/
translation icon : adivinable
  • The answer to the riddle was so clear that it was easily guessable by everyone.

Examples

  • Note to those using "Jesus" as an online password: it's one of the "most frequently used and easily guessable log-in phrases" (thanks to reader R.P. for the tip).

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  • Something memorable but not guessable, and super long.

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  • I'm not providing a clue for 3 yet, because I think it should be guessable without one.

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  • Is your URL guessable?

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  • If you give too many hints, the solution will be too guessable and lose its challenge.

  • A well-designed puzzle should be challenging but still guessable with a bit of thought.

Synonyms

knowable
vsguessable
4 4.6

Something you can learn or understand

is often solvable from available clues rather than theoretical knowledge
discoverable
vsguessable
3 2.9

Something that can be found or learned

is predictable from clues and does not always require active searching
ascertainable
vsguessable
  • Formal
1 6.7

You can find out from facts or data

is often solvable from clues without full proof or investigation
deducible
vsguessable
1 6.6

Able to be worked out from the given information

is more about finding answers from clues, not only strict logic
figure-outable
vsguessable
  • Informal
7.7

Someone can understand or solve it if they try

is often predictable from available clues without precise numbers
surmisable
vsguessable
8.8

Can be guessed from a small amount of evidence

is guessed or predicted from available clues rather than certain
estimable
vsguessable
7.0

Possible to measure or calculate

is about finding answers from clues, not mainly calculating amounts

Antonyms

19 7.4

Something you cannot find out or understand

Impossible to know before it happens

How Predictable

obvious
1.0
predictable
189 2.5
guessable
1 2.7
unpredictable
163 4.4
unguessable
1 8.8

Surface Forms

guessable positive

Morphology

guessable = guess (transparent) = guess + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'guess' with the productive suffix '-able' yielding 'able to be guessed'.

Etymology

Guessable comes from the verb guess ('to make a guess') plus the ending -able ('can be done'), so it literally means 'can be guessed'.