Meaning & use

accessible

adjective·Everyday

Able to be easily reached, entered, used, or understood by everyone, including people with disabilities.

See it in a sentence

The museum added ramps to make its upper galleries accessible to wheelchair users.

The professor rewrote the chapter in simpler language to make it more accessible to beginners.

A note on using this word

Accessible often refers to physical access for people with disabilities, but it also extends to ideas, prices, or people who are easy to approach.

Words with a similar meaning

reachableapproachableunderstandable

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Words with an opposite meaning

inaccessible

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