Synonyms for tangible
- adjective
Most common
real physical substantial concrete perceptible perceivable clear palpable
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Physical — able to be treated as fact; real or concrete
real, physical, substantial, concrete, substantive, corporeal, material, actual, solid, bodily
2. Perceptible — perceptible; able to be perceived
perceptible, perceivable, sensible, obvious, observable, noticeable, evident, manifest, detectable, discernible, unmistakable, conspicuous
3. Comprehensible — comprehensible by the mind; understandable
clear, comprehensible, perspicuous, apprehensible formal, intelligible
4. Palpable — touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Touchable; able to be touched or felt; perceptible by the sense of touch.
- adj. 2
Perceptible; able to be perceived.
- adj. 3
Able to be treated as fact; real or concrete.
- adj. 4
Comprehensible by the mind; understandable.
Related words
- Word family
- tangibleness
Choose the right word
Palpable and tangible express more emphatically the thought of manifest.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- physical Sami never had a physical relationship with Layla.
- concrete Sami was sleeping on a concrete floor in the dark.
- substantial Human vices provide substantial government income.
- substantive Some can talk on and on, about nothing substantive, ad infinitum.
- perceptible The earthquake was barely perceptible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| tangible | steady | |
| physical | steady | |
| concrete | falling | |
| substantial | falling | |
| substantive | steady | |
| perceptible | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- real1
- 5 letters
- clear1, solid2
- 6 letters
- actual3, bodily3
- 7 letters
- obvious3, evident3, tactile2
- 8 letters
- material4, physical3, concrete2, sensible3, manifest3, palpable3, feelable
- 9 letters
- corporeal, touchable3
- 10 letters
- noticeable4, observable4, detectable4
- 11 letters
- substantial3, substantive3, conspicuous4, discernible4, perceptible4, perceivable, perspicuous
- 12 letters
- unmistakable5, intelligible5
- 13 letters
- apprehensible
- 14 letters
- comprehensible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (solid2 = 2 syllables).