What does ascribable mean?
Ascribable means Able to be ascribed..
Ascribable
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Able to be ascribed..
Example Sentences
A death, a drought ascribable to the sorcery of a weathermaker, a cyclone and so forth could always excite the natives to acts of revenge, and consequently no man could leave his district unarmed […]
The Soviet Union apparently took the U.S.— Japanese political-military alliance quite seriously—probably more seriously than we might imagine. The Soviet Union’s reluctance to return the Northern Territories to Japan, even at the expense of the bilateral relationship, is ascribable to the global confrontation between the USSR and the United States.
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Antonyms for ascribable
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- more ascribable
- most ascribable
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for ascribable?
Common synonyms include imputable, due to, referable.
What is the opposite of ascribable?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use ascribable in a sentence?
A death, a drought ascribable to the sorcery of a weathermaker, a cyclone and so forth could always excite the natives to acts of revenge, and consequently no man could leave his district unarmed […]
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