salvageable

adjective

as in repairable

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Recent Examples of salvageable What general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley inherited is the aftermath of that rebuild, and their job is to preserve what’s salvageable and start anew, going younger and subsequently cheaper with the roster. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 The entire store did a rehaul from the ground up — given that the only thing salvageable were the cement floors and the marble countertops. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 In Williams’ place, Kodai Senga looks salvageable as a reliever entering the final year of his contract. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending with unruly physics, pressure, and profit margins. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Here’s how to judge if your petunias are salvageable and how to refresh the look of sparse or leggy plants. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026 The recent fire heavily damaged the structure, and a structural assessment found that what remains is not salvageable, DPR explained. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 June 2026 The historic bandstand that caught fire in Denver’s City Park in March is not salvageable and will need to be torn down, according to Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver Parks & Recreation. — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 The developers have determined the original century-old structure is no longer salvageable. — Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvageable
  1. repairable
  2. reparable
  3. correctable
  4. fixable
Adjective
  • The folding shell is made of a weather-resistant fabric membrane, while replaceable cladding and repairable parts are designed to enhance its durability.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Crucially, the repairable handset is now available for the first time in the US.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of repairable
Adjective
  • Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.
    — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The building suffered reparable damage, but renovation efforts have been thwarted, according to owner James Touhuni.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
Definition of reparable
Adjective
  • After studying the game, Miami’s coaches believe the issues that stunted their second-half offense are correctable going forward.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The good news is that these losses are measurable and often correctable.
    — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of correctable
Adjective
  • That gap is fixable, and Orlando is better positioned to fix it than most cities.
    — Jessi Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Mosset says the academic gap gets the least attention and is the most fixable of the three.
    — Ash Jurberg, Parents, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixable

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

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