TRACTABILITY Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

tractability

noun

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Recent Examples of tractability The engine can emphasize tractability at lower revs, then switch to a more aggressive valve profile higher up the rev range. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

And no, the director didn’t choose an Afghan hound for its reputation for trainability but its aesthetics, its look.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
This breed is known for an athleticism that's on par with its agility, trainability and intelligence.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of trainability

Noun

Even a few responses from organizations that broadly agree with tighter CFTC rules, including a letter from trading firm Susquehanna International Group, suggest order-book subordination is too onerous.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Rodríguez insists that Venezuela’s new relationship with the US is based on diplomatic and commercial cooperation and isn’t a matter of subordination or foreign interference.

— Anabella González, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of subordination

Noun

Its inventory depends on what sellers send in—making the timing of those submissions particularly relevant ahead of the holidays.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Ishizaka has programmed Asian cinema at the festival since 2007, when most submissions were still shot on film.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of submission

Noun

Erdogan’s attempt to foster an Ottoman-style pan-Islamism appears to have accelerated liberalization rather than strengthened religious conformity.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
But in the middle of this conformity rises building like the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Dancing House in Prague, the Harbin Opera House in China—original structures—no copies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conformity

Noun

The greatest near-term threat to world order, then, is what might be called the Taiwanese chip crisis, in which Beijing mobilizes to take control of the island and the United States must choose between armed resistance and acquiescence.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
There are similar issues in competitive races in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, where Republican acquiescence could hurt the party on Election Day as their constituents face factory layoffs, farm foreclosures and higher prices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

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