CONTROLLABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

controllable

adjective

Definition of controllable

as in manageable

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Recent Examples of controllable Among the technologies still being developed are controllable generative fluids. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 The electrical rig generates intense, controllable thermal energy without needing radioactive fuel. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable

Adjective

In the restaurant’s first few weeks, a line for tables stretched down the block, but waits are more manageable now.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Giving yourself the space to settle down and consider your options can make the process feel more manageable.

— Kriti Kumar, Vogue, 24 Oct. 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

The debate was somewhat tamer than the two candidates' first faceoff earlier this month, which featured insults and interruptions in virtually every answer.

— Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Higher prices put the Fed in a bind to keep interest rates elevated to tame inflation.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of tame

Adjective

What happened to that docile small-town bunch that was once embarrassingly soft?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of docile

Adjective

In tandem, waivers for non-compliant materials will stop being available unless there are active efforts to qualify a domestic or allied source.

— Yardley Pohl, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Accessibility The hotel includes several ADA-compliant rooms with roll-in showers and wide entrances.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

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