OPERABLE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

operable

adjective

ˈä-p(ə-)rə-bəl

as in available

capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose the historic wooden ship has been fully restored and is once again an operable seafaring vessel

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Recent Examples of operable The two-door refrigerator under a burner was not operable. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026 Under federal law, a low-speed electric bicycle must have operable pedals, a motor no stronger than 750 watts, and a top speed of 20 mph when powered solely by the motor. —

Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025 As part of his state probation, he is also barred from being within 25 feet of any operable aircraft. —

John Capell, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2025 Under local law, even inoperable or replica weapons are considered potentially operable if they can be modified to fire, placing them under the same strict legal framework. —

Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for operable

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Adjective

Some questions may be adapted into full columns, and transcripts of the chats remain available after each session concludes.

— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2026
The government, for example, was alarmed that the mass-surveillance restriction—which prevented the use of Claude to process publicly available bulk data—might prevent the unfettered utilization of LinkedIn for recruitment purposes.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026