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abolishable
0
adj 1: capable of being abolished
-
acknowledgeable
0
adj 1: capable of being acknowledged
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advisable
0
adj 1: worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or
wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable";
"extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to
telephone first" [ant: inadvisable, unadvisable]
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appreciable
0
adj 1: enough to be estimated or measured; "appreciable amounts
of noxious wastes are dumped into the harbor"
-
apprehensible
0
adj 1: capable of being apprehended or understood [syn:
apprehensible, intelligible, graspable,
perceivable, understandable]
-
approachable
0
adj 1: capable of being read with comprehension; "readily
accessible to the nonprofessional reader"; "the tales
seem more approachable than his more difficult novels"
[syn: accessible, approachable]
2: easy to meet or converse or do business with; "a friendly
approachable person" [ant: unapproachable]
3: easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of the
Niger" [syn: approachable, reachable]
-
associable
0
adj 1: capable of being associated; "words associable with
politics"
-
attachable
0
adj 1: capable of being fastened or added to something else; "a
handle attachable by two bolts" [ant: detachable]
-
bridgeable
0
adj 1: capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a
bridge [ant: unbridgeable]
-
cashable
0
adj 1: able to be converted into ready money or the equivalent;
"a cashable check"; "cashable gambling chips";
"redeemable stocks and bonds"; "a redeemable coupon"
[syn: cashable, redeemable]
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changeable
0
adj 1: capable of or tending to change in form or quality or
nature; "a mutable substance"; "the mutable ways of
fortune"; "mutable weather patterns"; "a mutable foreign
policy" [syn: mutable, changeable] [ant:
changeless, immutable]
2: such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to
change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods";
"changeable prices" [syn: changeable, changeful] [ant:
unchangeable]
3: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is
uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and
sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn:
changeable, uncertain, unsettled]
4: varying in color when seen in different lights or from
different angles; "changeable taffeta"; "chatoyant (or shot)
silk"; "a dragonfly hovered, vibrating and iridescent" [syn:
changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot]
-
chargeable
0
adj 1: liable to be accused, or cause for such liability; "the
suspect was chargeable"; "an indictable offense" [syn:
chargeable, indictable]
-
comprehensible
0
adj 1: capable of being comprehended or understood; "an idea
comprehensible to the average mind" [syn:
comprehensible, comprehendible] [ant:
incomprehensible, uncomprehensible]
-
corrigible
0
adj 1: capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible
defect"; "a corrigible prisoner" [ant: incorrigible]
-
danceable
0
adj 1: suitable for dancing
-
decomposable
0
adj 1: capable of being partitioned [syn: analyzable,
decomposable]
-
defensible
0
adj 1: capable of being defended [syn: defendable,
defensible]
-
detachable
0
adj 1: designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage;
"shirts with detachable collars" [ant: attachable]
-
diagnosable
0
adj 1: capable of being diagnosed
-
dirigible
0
adj 1: capable of being steered or directed [syn: steerable,
dirigible]
n 1: a steerable self-propelled aircraft [syn: airship,
dirigible]
-
dispensable
0
adj 1: capable of being dispensed with or done without;
"dispensable items of personal property" [ant:
indispensable]
-
disposable
0
adj 1: free or available for use or disposition; "every
disposable piece of equipment was sent to the fire";
"disposable assets" [ant: nondisposable]
2: designed to be disposed of after use; "disposable paper cups"
[ant: nondisposable]
n 1: an item that can be disposed of after it has been used
-
distensible
0
adj 1: capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand;
"the stomach is a distensible organ"
-
distinguishable
0
adj 1: capable of being perceived as different or distinct;
"only the shine of their metal was distinguishable in the
gloom"; "a project distinguishable into four stages of
progress"; "distinguishable differences between the
twins" [ant: indistinguishable, undistinguishable]
2: (often followed by `from') not alike; different in nature or
quality; "plants of several distinct types"; "the word
`nationalism' is used in at least two distinct senses"; "gold
is distinct from iron"; "a tree related to but quite distinct
from the European beech"; "management had interests quite
distinct from those of their employees" [syn: distinct,
distinguishable]
-
divisible
0
adj 1: capable of being or liable to be divided or separated;
"even numbers are divisible by two"; "the Americans
fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not
divisible" [ant: indivisible]
-
eligible
0
adj 1: qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen;
"eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement
benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" [ant: ineligible]
-
equable
0
adj 1: not varying; "an equable climate"
2: not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone
shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the
repeated delays" [syn: equable, even-tempered, good-
tempered, placid]
-
erasable
0
adj 1: capable of being effaced; "the fire's worst scars were
effaceable by a comprehensive program of reforestation";
"a signal too loud to be erasable in a single pass
through the erase head" [syn: effaceable, erasable]
-
exchangeable
0
adj 1: suitable to be exchanged [ant: unexchangeable]
2: capable of being exchanged for or replaced by something of
equal value; "convertible securities" [syn: convertible,
exchangeable] [ant: inconvertible, unconvertible,
unexchangeable]
3: capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or
suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets"
"interchangeable parts" [syn: exchangeable,
interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised]
-
excusable
0
adj 1: capable of being overlooked [ant: inexcusable]
2: easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" [syn:
excusable, forgivable, venial]
-
expansible
0
adj 1: able to expand or be expanded [syn: expandable,
expandible, expansible]
2: (of gases) capable of expansion [syn: expandable,
expandible, expansible, expansile]
-
extensible
0
adj 1: capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out;
"an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule"
[syn: extensile, extensible] [ant: inextensible,
nonextensile, nonprotractile]
-
extinguishable
0
adj 1: capable of being extinguished or killed; "an
extinguishable fire"; "hope too is extinguishable" [ant:
inextinguishable]
-
feasible
0
adj 1: capable of being done with means at hand and
circumstances as they are [syn: feasible, executable,
practicable, viable, workable]
-
flexible
0
adj 1: capable of being changed; "flexible schedules" [ant:
inflexible]
2: able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"
[syn: flexible, flexile] [ant: inflexible]
3: able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable
person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a
contract" [syn: elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant]
4: bending and snapping back readily without breaking [syn:
flexible, whippy]
5: making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore
through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising
Louis du Tillet" [syn: compromising, conciliatory,
flexible] [ant: inflexible, sturdy, uncompromising]
-
frangible
0
adj 1: capable of being broken; "the museum stored all frangible
articles in locked showcases"
-
fungible
0
adj 1: of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or
replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the
satisfaction of an obligation
n 1: a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in
satisfying an obligation
-
fusible
0
adj 1: capable of being melted and fused
-
illegible
0
adj 1: (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible; "illegible
handwriting" [ant: legible]
-
imperishable
0
adj 1: not perishable [ant: perishable]
2: unceasing; "an abiding belief"; "imperishable truths" [syn:
abiding, enduring, imperishable]
-
implausible
0
adj 1: having a quality that provokes disbelief; "gave the
teacher an implausible excuse" [ant: plausible]
2: highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an
implausible explanation" [syn: farfetched, implausible]
-
inadvisable
0
adj 1: not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice
is inadvisable" [syn: inadvisable, unadvisable] [ant:
advisable]
2: not advisable; "an unnecessary and inadvisable action"
-
inappreciable
0
adj 1: too small to make a significant difference;
"inappreciable fluctuations in temperature"
-
incomprehensible
0
adj 1: incapable of being explained or accounted for;
"inexplicable errors"; "left the house at three in the
morning for inexplicable reasons" [syn: inexplicable,
incomprehensible] [ant: explicable]
2: difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing
about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
[syn: incomprehensible, uncomprehensible] [ant:
comprehendible, comprehensible]
-
incorrigible
0
adj 1: impervious to correction by punishment [ant:
corrigible]
-
indefeasible
0
adj 1: not liable to being annulled or voided or undone; "an
indefeasible right to freedom"; "an indefeasible claim to
the title" [ant: defeasible]
-
indefensible
0
adj 1: (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or
justified [syn: indefensible, untenable]
2: not able to be protected against attack
3: incapable of being justified or explained [syn:
indefensible, insupportable, unjustifiable,
unwarrantable, unwarranted]
-
indispensable
0
adj 1: not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable
to good nutrition" [ant: dispensable]
2: absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and
materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the
project"; "an indispensable worker" [syn: essential,
indispensable]
3: unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of
state"
-
indistinguishable
0
adj 1: exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different;
"rows of identical houses"; "cars identical except for
their license plates"; "they wore indistinguishable hats"
[syn: identical, indistinguishable]
2: not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; "the
two specimens are actually different from each other but the
differences are almost indistinguishable"; "the twins were
indistinguishable"; "a colorless person quite
indistinguishable from the colorless mass of humanity" [syn:
indistinguishable, undistinguishable] [ant:
distinguishable]
-
indivisible
0
adj 1: impossible of undergoing division; "an indivisible union
of states"; "one nation indivisible" [ant: divisible]
-
ineligible
0
adj 1: not eligible; "ineligible to vote"; "ineligible for
retirement benefits" [ant: eligible]
2: prohibited by official rules; "an ineligible pass receiver"
-
inexcusable
0
adj 1: without excuse or justification [ant: excusable]
2: not excusable [syn: inexcusable, unforgivable]
-
inextinguishable
0
adj 1: difficult or impossible to extinguish; "an
inextinguishable flame"; "an inextinguishable faith"
[ant: extinguishable]
-
infeasible
0
adj 1: not capable of being carried out or put into practice;
"refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because
of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was
unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances" [syn:
impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible,
unworkable]
-
inflexible
0
adj 1: incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" [ant:
flexible]
2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the
peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn:
uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible] [ant:
compromising, conciliatory, flexible]
3: resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an
inflexible knife blade"; [ant: flexible, flexile]
4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending
will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid, unbending]
-
insatiable
0
adj 1: impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an
insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his
passion for work was unsatiable" [syn: insatiate,
insatiable, unsatiable] [ant: satiate, satiated]
-
insensible
0
adj 1: incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain";
"insensible earth" [ant: sensible, sensitive]
2: unaware of or indifferent to; "insensible to the suffering
around him" [syn: insensible(p), unaffected(p)]
3: barely able to be perceived; "the transition was almost
indiscernible"; "an almost insensible change" [syn:
indiscernible, insensible, undetectable]
4: unresponsive to stimulation; "he lay insensible where he had
fallen"; "drugged and senseless" [syn: insensible,
senseless]
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intangible
0
adj 1: (of especially business assets) not having physical
substance or intrinsic productive value; "intangible
assets such as good will" [ant: tangible]
2: incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the
sense of touch; "the intangible constituent of energy"- James
Jeans [syn: intangible, impalpable] [ant: tangible,
touchable]
3: hard to pin down or identify; "an intangible feeling of
impending disaster"
4: lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or
seen; "that intangible thing--the soul" [syn: intangible,
nonphysical]
n 1: assets that are saleable though not material or physical
[syn: intangible, intangible asset]
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intelligible
0
adj 1: capable of being apprehended or understood [syn:
apprehensible, intelligible, graspable,
perceivable, understandable]
2: well articulated or enunciated, and loud enough to be heard
distinctly; "intelligible pronunciation" [ant:
unintelligible]
-
interchangeable
0
adj 1: (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can
be interchanged; "the arguments of the symmetric
relation, `is a sister of,' are interchangeable"
2: capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or
suitability; "interchangeable electric outlets"
"interchangeable parts" [syn: exchangeable,
interchangeable, similar, standardized, standardised]
-
invincible
0
adj 1: incapable of being overcome or subdued; "an invincible
army"; "her invincible spirit" [syn: invincible,
unbeatable, unvanquishable]
-
invisible
0
adj 1: impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by
the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an
invisible hinge"; "invisible mending" [syn: invisible,
unseeable] [ant: seeable, visible]
2: not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string
through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn:
inconspicuous, invisible] [ant: conspicuous]
-
irreproachable
0
adj 1: free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a
blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an
unimpeachable reputation" [syn: blameless,
inculpable, irreproachable, unimpeachable]
-
irresponsible
0
adj 1: showing lack of care for consequences; "behaved like an
irresponsible idiot"; "hasty and irresponsible action"
[ant: responsible]
-
knowledgeable
0
adj 1: highly educated; having extensive information or
understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable
critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: knowing,
knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated,
well-read]
2: alert and fully informed; "a knowing collector of rare
books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"
[syn: knowledgeable, knowing]
3: thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this
girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable
about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn:
intimate, knowledgeable, versed]
-
legible
0
adj 1: (of handwriting, print, etc.) capable of being read or
deciphered; "legible handwriting" [ant: illegible]
-
manageable
0
adj 1: capable of being managed or controlled [ant: difficult,
unmanageable]
2: capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible
to do [syn: accomplishable, achievable, doable,
manageable, realizable]
-
marriageable
0
adj 1: of girls or women who are eligible to marry [syn:
marriageable, nubile]
-
negligible
0
adj 1: so small as to be meaningless; insignificant; "the effect
was negligible"
2: not worth considering; "he considered the prize too paltry
for the lives it must cost"; "piffling efforts"; "a trifling
matter" [syn: negligible, paltry, trifling]
-
negotiable
0
adj 1: capable of being passed or negotiated; "a negotiable
road"
2: able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise; "negotiable
demands"; "the proposal is still on the table" [syn:
negotiable, on the table]
3: legally transferable to the ownership of another; "negotiable
bonds" [syn: assignable, conveyable, negotiable,
transferable, transferrable]
-
opposable
0
adj 1: capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb
is opposable to the forefinger" [syn: opposable,
apposable] [ant: unopposable]
-
ostensible
0
adj 1: appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his
apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the
committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the
ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming
honesty" [syn: apparent(a), ostensible, seeming(a)]
2: represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible
purpose was charity, his real goal popularity" [syn:
ostensible, ostensive]
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perishable
0
adj 1: liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or
decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable
foods such as butter and fruit" [ant: imperishable]
n 1: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated [syn:
perishable, spoilable]
-
plausible
0
adj 1: apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; "a
plausible excuse" [ant: implausible]
2: given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments;
"a plausible liar"
-
pronounceable
0
adj 1: capable of being uttered or pronounced; "a pronounceable
group of letters" [ant: unpronounceable]
-
publishable
0
adj 1: suitable for publication [ant: unpublishable]
-
reachable
0
adj 1: easily approached; "a site approachable from a branch of
the Niger" [syn: approachable, reachable]
-
realizable
0
adj 1: capable of being realized; "realizable benefits of the
plan"
2: capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible
to do [syn: accomplishable, achievable, doable,
manageable, realizable]
-
rechargeable
0
adj 1: capable of being recharged; "a rechargeable battery"
-
reprehensible
0
adj 1: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a
criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of
violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as
for a wife" [syn: condemnable, criminal,
deplorable, reprehensible, vicious]
-
responsible
0
adj 1: worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held
accountable; "a responsible adult"; "responsible
journalism"; "a responsible position"; "the captain is
responsible for the ship's safety"; "the cabinet is
responsible to the parliament" [ant: irresponsible]
2: being the agent or cause; "determined who was the responsible
party"; "termites were responsible for the damage" [syn:
responsible, responsible for(p)]
3: having an acceptable credit rating; "a responsible borrower"
[syn: creditworthy, responsible]
-
risible
0
adj 1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise";
"funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny
writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt
so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom
antics" [syn: amusing, comic, comical, funny,
laughable, mirthful, risible]
-
salvageable
0
adj 1: capable of being saved from ruin; "their marriage was not
salvageable"
-
satiable
0
adj 1: capable of being sated; "a satiable thirst"; "a satiable
appetite" [syn: satiable, satisfiable]
-
sensible
0
adj 1: showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a
sensible person" [syn: reasonable, sensible] [ant:
unreasonable]
2: able to feel or perceive; "even amoeba are sensible
creatures"; "the more sensible parts of the skin" [syn:
sensible, sensitive] [ant: insensible]
3: readily perceived by the senses; "the sensible universe"; "a
sensible odor"
4: aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed;
"made sensible of his mistakes"; "I am sensible that the
mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling"- Henry
Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"-
Edmund Burke
-
sizable
0
adj 1: fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline";
"of ample proportions" [syn: ample, sizable,
sizeable]
2: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable
amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a
respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
[syn: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable,
sizable, sizeable, tidy]
-
sizeable
0
adj 1: fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline";
"of ample proportions" [syn: ample, sizable,
sizeable]
2: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable
amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a
respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
[syn: goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable,
sizable, sizeable, tidy]
-
sociable
0
adj 1: inclined to or conducive to companionship with others; "a
sociable occasion"; "enjoyed a sociable chat"; "a
sociable conversation"; "Americans are sociable and
gregarious" [ant: unsociable]
2: friendly and pleasant; "a sociable gathering"
n 1: a party of people assembled to promote sociability and
communal activity [syn: sociable, social, mixer]
-
squeezable
0
adj 1: capable of being easily compressed [syn: compressible,
squeezable]
-
stretchable
0
adj 1: capable of being easily stretched and resuming former
size or shape [syn: stretchable, stretchy]
-
submergible
0
adj 1: capable of being immersed in water or functioning while
submerged; "a submersible pump"; "a submergible electric
frying pan" [syn: submersible, submergible] [ant:
nonsubmergible, nonsubmersible]
-
supposable
0
adj 1: capable of being inferred on slight grounds [syn:
presumable, supposable, surmisable]
-
tangible
0
adj 1: perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch;
"skin with a tangible roughness" [syn: tangible,
touchable] [ant: impalpable, intangible]
2: capable of being treated as fact; "tangible evidence"; "his
brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the
poor" [syn: real, tangible]
3: (of especially business assets) having physical substance and
intrinsic monetary value ; "tangible property like real
estate"; "tangible assets such as machinery" [ant:
intangible]
4: capable of being perceived; especially capable of being
handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt
sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close
--palpable as cotton"; "a palpable lie" [syn: palpable,
tangible] [ant: impalpable]
-
taxable
0
adj 1: (of goods or funds) subject to taxation; "taxable
income"; "nonexempt property" [syn: taxable,
nonexempt] [ant: exempt, nontaxable]
-
teachable
0
adj 1: ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for
instruction"; "teachable youngsters" [syn: docile,
teachable]
-
touchable
0
adj 1: perceptible by the senses especially the sense of touch;
"skin with a tangible roughness" [syn: tangible,
touchable] [ant: impalpable, intangible]
-
transposable
0
adj 1: capable of changing sequence [syn: transposable,
permutable]
-
unappeasable
0
adj 1: not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
"grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final
hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty";
"relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of
parenthood" [syn: grim, inexorable, relentless,
stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting]
-
unapproachable
0
adj 1: discouraging intimacies; reserved; "an unapproachable
executive" [ant: approachable]
2: inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet
high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the
unreachable stars" [syn: unapproachable, unreachable,
unreached, out of reach(p)]
-
unchallengeable
0
adj 1: not open to challenge; "unchallengeable facts"; "a
position of unchallengeable supremacy"