modifiable

adjective

Definition of modifiablenext
as in adjustable
capable of being readily changed architects designed the arena to be easily modifiable for staging a variety of events

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Recent Examples of modifiable High blood pressure is the leading modifiable risk factor for heart attack, stroke and heart failure, and it is linked to kidney disease, cognitive decline and dementia. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 Over time, researchers observed how many of their three modifiable risk factors each participant had. — Sukhman Rekhi, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2026 Using the modifiable plastic compartmentalizing piece, this can organizer can also hold a variety of different can types. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 About 45% of dementia cases are due to modifiable risk factors, said Singh, also principal investigator at the Brain Care Labs and Global Brain Care Coalition at Massachusetts General Hospital. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026 Consider asking your primary care physician about fasting glucose testing before your next annual visit; insulin resistance is the modifiable factor the trials keep returning to. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 Hearing loss is one of the biggest individual risk factors in the Lancet commission’s list, representing 7% of modifiable risk. — Kathleen Felton, Time, 21 July 2026 In fact, research shows that nearly half of all dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors. — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for modifiable
  1. adjustable
  2. adaptable
  3. flexible
  4. alterable
Adjective
  • While most of the system’s weight rests on its clear base, it is held upright by an adjustable stand that connects near the top of the system’s back panel and extends outward to form an A-frame ladder.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The simplest way to think about it is to imagine the grid gaining millions of tiny batteries, generators, and adjustable loads.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of adjustable
Adjective
  • Promotional images and films conjured a playful, adaptable and benevolent house — plastic as the building block of family happiness.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Such hands-on learning, in turn, develops versatile, adaptable talent, producing graduates who can pivot across jobs as industries, technologies and opportunities evolve.
    — Raghupathy Sivakumar, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of adaptable
Adjective
  • Goldener Hirsch has a residence rental program that is extremely family-friendly with flexible sleeping arrangements, welcome kits for the kiddos, and babysitting services.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As Chinese politics regress, such flexible problem solving is giving way to rigid orthodoxy.
    — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of flexible
Adjective
  • The ability to create alterable 3D environments could make games more dynamic for players and offer developers new ways to prove out concepts and level designs.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of alterable

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“Modifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/modifiable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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