Meaning & use

perceptible

adjective·Academic

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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