relatable
Americanadjective
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able to be connected or linked.
The power of the drill is directly relatable to the amount of voltage stored in its battery.
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easy to form a social or emotional connection with; appealing or sympathetic.
She plays the sort of supremely relatable everywoman that moviegoers love and learn from.
Usage
What does relatable mean? If something is relatable, it means you can relate to it—you can identify with it because you’ve experienced it or something similar.Relatable is the adjective form of relate, one meaning of which is to establish a social or sympathetic relationship with a person or thing. Saying something is relatable is the same as saying that you can relate to it.Relatable can also mean able to be expressed or described, as in Complex concepts like this are not easily relatable in such a short amount of time.It can also mean able to be connected to something else, as in The two events are not so easily relatable—it’s not a simple case of cause and effect. Example: The part in the movie when she hit the snooze button 10 times was so relatable—I do that all the time!
Other Word Forms
- relatability noun
Etymology
Origin of relatable
Example Sentences
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“He has a lot of different aliases and personas. He’s a very funny and relatable person and I think that comes through with him as a host.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
We’re looking for your most relatable stories to include in next week’s edition of Don’t Short Yourself.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
Roland says she understands the need to provide a relatable example, but "at the same time, it does, to me, trivialise it".
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
“He was very relatable, especially in that moment, and that helps the trust and confidence people have in the bureau.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
In other words, the song relives and retells the experiences of a child in another century and makes her story highly relatable to us today.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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