manageable

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adjective

man·​age·​able ˈma-ni-jə-bəl 

: capable of being managed

manageability

ˌma-ni-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

manageableness

ˈma-ni-jə-bəl-nəs 

noun

manageably

ˈma-ni-jə-blē 

adverb

manageability

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noun

man·​age·​abil·​i·​ty ˌmanijəˈbilətē 

-nēj-, 

-lətē, 

-i

: the quality or state of being manageable

Examples of manageable in a Sentence

Adjective

We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases.

They divided the students into three manageable groups.

The conditioner makes your hair more manageable.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

As a result, credit card debt that once felt manageable can become increasingly difficult to handle from one month to the next. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Knowing what matters to 10 people is manageable; knowing what matters to 10,000 feels impossible. — Candy Fernandez, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Beyond basic necessities, workers received counseling and other forms of spiritual relief to make the grueling work at Ground Zero somewhat manageable. — Sophia Leone, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Medicine is already turning some terminal diagnoses into manageable ones, Loh added. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1593, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for manageable

• unmanageable