manageable

adjective

man·​age·​able ˈma-ni-jə-bəl How to pronounce manageable (audio)
: capable of being managed
manageability noun
manageableness noun
manageably adverb

Examples of manageable in a Sentence

We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases. They divided the students into three manageable groups. The conditioner makes your hair more manageable.
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These challenges are manageable, but only with eyes wide open. Jennifer Wakefield, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 An army is much less manageable than one person, and soon the maze will be overrun with dwarfish culture and depleted of resources. Weike Wang, New Yorker, 31 July 2025 Even if the model itself is a large proprietary one, the tighter the focus, the smaller and more manageable the number of possible outputs to consider becomes. Jason Corso, Fortune, 30 July 2025 King Charles is still ill, but reports indicate his cancer is manageable. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for manageable

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of manageable was in 1598

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“Manageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manageable. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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