controllable

adjective

Definition of controllablenext
as in manageable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable
  1. manageable
  2. tractable
  3. teachable
  4. tame
  5. docile
  6. compliant
  7. obedient
  8. amenable
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Medicare users will be able to spread their out-of-pocket costs throughout the year, making expenses more manageable with predictable monthly payments.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Gilford didn't reveal what had caused the swelling or his treatment, but thanked those who had helped reduce the inflammation to a manageable level.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of manageable
Adjective
  • None of these visions, however, proved tractable: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran misjudged the strength of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli society, and the U.S.-Israeli alliance.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
  • This should make the engine more tractable throughout the rev range, and that’s not taking into consideration an optional race exhaust setup—for track use only, nudge nudge—that bumps those figures up to 126 horsepower and 73 lb-ft of torque, while shaving another 10 pounds.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of tractable
Adjective
  • Marble runs are always a great teachable tool for engineering and physics like the ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run, which is now only $25.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Humble, teachable, likeable, connected with Riley and, of course, as daringly bonkers as his seven-yard touchdown run on fourth and one that clinched the win with 8:22 remaining.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of teachable
Adjective
  • After returning to Highland Safaris, walk to the adjacent Red Deer Center to meet a barn owl and feed members of a tame red-deer herd.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Separate figures Friday showed no change in a gauge of prices paid to producers in September, suggesting further progress toward tamer inflation.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of tame
Adjective
  • Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • What maybe gets forgotten is that the Old Course was especially docile that week.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Definition of docile
Adjective
  • Customer interactions, voluntary surveys and loyalty programs will be critical to create substantial, compliant marketing strategies.
    Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • General chatbots are often not compliant with the federal law restricting the release of medical information, and the companies behind the bots will frequently advise users not to share sensitive information in their conversations with the bots, Wei added.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of compliant
Adjective
  • Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.
    Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Of course, anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • Still, most countries of the Global South and East seem amenable to using national currencies and other means of payment that avoid the dollar, says Irina Yarygina, a banking expert with MGIMO, a university associated with the Russian Foreign Ministry.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of amenable
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