CONTROLLABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

controllable

adjective

Definition of controllable

as in manageable

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Recent Examples of controllable The Seoul design treats the bright and dark modes as part of a unified controllable system, and introduces two tunable loop couplers into the resonator architecture. — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 Customer service commitments for controllable delays and cancellations vary by airline and can be found on their websites and the DOT’s consumer dashboard. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Instead, the work establishes a controllable magnonic platform for studying synchronization and nonlinear magnetic dynamics. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026 Industry leaders like ayrloom and Levia see low-dose beverages and gummies as the primary growth engine, making cannabis approachable and controllable. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Even though the Tigers wanted MLB-ready controllable starting pitching, which the Dodgers offered, and the Brewers reportedly didn't. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The existence of unsigned or attacker-controllable firmware and unenforced configuration integrity. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 Miller is a controllable lefty who throws in the upper 90s and has a true wipeout slider. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The emergence of Jake McCarthy and rookie Cole Carrigg into the Rockies’ lineup made Doyle, who has a controllable contract through 2029, expendable. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable

Adjective

Rather than immediately exposing maneuver forces to direct contact, Russian commanders typically first attempt to inflict sufficient losses on Ukrainian defenders to make the subsequent assault more manageable.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Our view is that those requirements are manageable for Meta because younger users represent only a small portion of Facebook and Instagram's audiences.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of manageable

Adjective

External control arms, comparative effectiveness studies against real-world standard of care, post-market expansions of indication and broader safety analyses all become more tractable.

— David Talby, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026

Definition of tractable

Adjective

This practical training is vital for the profession's future, improving retention and new graduate confidence by treating difficult conversations as a teachable skill.

— Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Colleagues have praised not only his command of physiology but also his ability to make his reasoning legible—to turn clinical uncertainty into something teachable.

— Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of teachable

Adjective

Nervous system training has moved from clinical biofeedback labs to everyday wrist wearables, with brands like Oura, WHOOP and Apollo Neuro reframing stress as a trainable fitness metric.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
The infrastructure layer that makes those models trainable, specifically, the physical world data supply chain, remains underfunded relative to the problem size.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of trainable

Adjective

Thursday's print follows a tame reading on consumer inflation, with the consumer price index coming in line with economist expectations.

— Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Here are 10 great, comparatively tame stunts to introduce your kids to the cringe-inducing fun of Jackass… but make sure there’s a spot behind the couch handy with which to hide, just in case.

— Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of tame

Adjective

Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Even with docile scoring conditions that Saturday, Royal Birkdale yielded plenty of statistical superlatives for the championship.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

In return, governments would honor agreed tax and permitting terms and move compliant projects through a clear process and timetable.

— Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Villa have carried their own high wage bill in recent seasons, dislodging Tottenham from the top six, but that has required them to sell to balance the books and remain compliant with financial rules.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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