Meaning & use
relatable
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UK/rɪˈleɪtəbəl/
US/rɪˈleɪtəbəl/
Meaning
adjectivecomparableinformal
Easy to connect with because it feels like something you have experienced.
Grammar: Before a noun or after be: a relatable story; it's relatable.
Patterns
- relatable to someone
Her struggles with money felt very relatable.
The characters are funny and relatable.
I found his stories relatable.
Word forms
| comparative | more relatable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most relatable |
Common combinations
- highly relatable
- The show is highly relatable.
- relatable character
- She is a relatable character.
- relatable content
- Viewers like relatable content.
- so relatable
- That meme is so relatable.
Synonyms and how they differ
- familiar
- Familiar means well known and need not provoke identification.
- down-to-earth
- Down-to-earth describes a practical, unpretentious person.
- identifiable
- Identifiable is more formal.
Opposites
alienatingunrelatable
Word family
- relate verb
- to understand or connect with
- relatability noun
- the quality of being relatable
Commonly confused: relatable or relative?
relatable vs relative
Relative means compared with something else.
Practice
A reviewer calls a novel relatable. This means readers...
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Relatable means easy to identify with.
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