as in understandable
capable of being understood she thinks that she's a sly and subtle schemer, but her machinations and motives are all too scrutable to those of us who know her

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Recent Examples of scrutable But the move reflects who Sinema is at her core: devoid of any scrutable ideology but profoundly cynical. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2022 This transition of oil ownership from large, scrutable giants to smaller, obscure operators is one reason why some climate campaigners have argued against fossil fuel divestment. Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 11 May 2022
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Adjective
  • Policymakers and government officials need to make education more accessible, expand job opportunities and allow housing to become affordable in order to mitigate conditions that foster violence.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • As for the rooms, there are four accessible cabins and suites that vary in size.
    Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
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  • Sparse autoencoders, for instance, can help simplify neural network activations into comprehensible parts.
    Rishabh Sambare, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Unclear plan and purpose These moves have left many Americans feeling as though the White House has no comprehensible strategy.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Scrutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scrutable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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