CONTROLLABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

controllable

adjective

Definition of controllable

as in manageable

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Recent Examples of controllable The next challenge is to apply these controllable 3D light fields to increasingly complex systems and develop better ways of reconstructing the resulting electron motion. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026 Blakespear said the law is focused on enhancing consumer protections, because many residents and parents looking to purchase e-bikes have ultimately been sold a very different and much less controllable product. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026 The report makes nearly 150 recommendations, including hiring a police sergeant to focus on campus events and creating clear criteria for when events must be moved indoors or to more controllable venues. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 The goal was to generate multi-angle images with controllable 3D camera parameters. — Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Researchers are pursuing safer and more controllable methods, including small molecules that might produce reprogramming without the introduction of new genes. — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 So do the conditions, biorhythms and a whole variety of factors both controllable and not. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 For an experienced rider, that could mean a remarkably controllable motorcycle. — New Atlas, 2 Sep. 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable

Adjective

That helps keep the debt burden manageable even as deficits remain large, TD said.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Lessons are broken into manageable 10- to 15-minute sessions and cover practical topics including dining, shopping, transportation, directions, making friends, and business.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 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

Then someone decides what the right answer is, usually pulling in product or legal, before it gets written, approved, built into something teachable and scheduled into a session competing with everything else on the calendar.

— Snehal Nimje, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
While this may seem incongruous with some of his emotional displays on the field, coaches with different backgrounds and specialties have consistently described Crow-Armstrong as approachable and teachable.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 6 Sep. 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

That can include wild animals that seem unusually tame, nocturnal animals that are out in the day, and pets that have trouble walking, eating or a significant change in personality.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
The Federal Reserve’s decision to increase its key interest rate for the first time in three years in a bid to tame surging inflation could also keep upward pressure on mortgage rates.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tame

Adjective

The models in the film, meanwhile, run the spectrum from docile to diva — including Evangelista, who’s entreating the camera with an impish smile even while having a little fit backstage.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
Was the prevailing idea that enslaved people were sweet and innocent and docile and as giving and forgiving as Uncle Tom?

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

Amprius said the project will expand its ability to supply NDAA-compliant batteries to key customers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
And if the local school board still isn’t compliant after the warning, the state board can take control of the local board’s finances and appoint an administrator, according to the statute.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of compliant

Adjective

Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of obedient

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