Meaning & use
perceptible
Able to be noticed or detected by the senses, even if only slightly.
See it in a sentence
There was a barely perceptible change in her tone when he mentioned his ex-girlfriend.
The temperature drop became perceptible as soon as the sun disappeared behind the clouds.
A note on using this word
Perceptible is often paired with barely or scarcely to describe something just at the edge of detection.
Words with a similar meaning
noticeabledetectable
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Words with an opposite meaning
imperceptible
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