Antonyms for attributable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : verb uh-trib-yoot; noun a-truh-byoot
Phonetic Transcription : verb əˈtrɪb yut; noun ˈæ trəˌbyut


Definition of attributable

Origin :
  • 1660s, from attribute (v.) + -able.
  • As in owing : adj unpaid
  • As in traceable : adj capable of being traced
  • As in derivable : adj deducible
Example sentences :
  • This is attributable to the neglect and exposure which are far too often their lot.
  • Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
  • This was, of course, attributable to the difference in their food and drink.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson » by Edward A. Moore
  • To this cause in no small degree were the delays of 1868 and 1869 attributable.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the First Trans-Continental Railroad » by W. F. Bailey.
  • The reason to which these blessings are attributable, is consideration for the elect.
  • Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • Is it true that her illness is attributable to nursing those people?
  • Extract from : « Macaria » by Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
  • Again, it is useless to say that such results are attributable to chance.
  • Extract from : « The Problems of Psychical Research » by Hereward Carrington
  • But you cannot tell at what time that was, or to what cause it was attributable?
  • Extract from : « The Trial of Charles Random de Berenger, Sir Thomas Cochrane, » by William Brodie Gurney
  • The fault, if there was a fault, was attributable to Mr. Monk.
  • Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
  • The Senator thinks that this result is not attributable to the ordinance.
  • Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume III. (of 4) » by Various
  • Rashes are produced in about one-third of the cases, and are attributable to the antitoxin.
  • Extract from : « Experiments on Animals » by Stephen Paget

Synonyms for attributable

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