posable

adjective

pos·​able ˈpō-zə-bəl 

variants or poseable

: capable of being posed in various positions

posable action figures

a doll with a posable head and arms

Out of the seemingly innocent stuff of child's play—posable plastic women, cowboy figures, fake fish, and ventriloquists' dummies—Laurie Simmons creates wry, highly theatrical scenes, haunting for their melancholy evocations of a time that never was.

—A. M. Homes

This 15-inch poseable plush doll is sophisticated (but not grown), fashion-forward (but not tarty), and cute (but not pouty).

—Parenting

Examples of posable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All of the figures are posable, too, so children can move the legs, ears and mouth of the rhino and hippo and the head, neck and fins of the walrus. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025

Once the build is complete, kids can open Baby Bumpy's jaw to feed her snacks, wiggle her tail, and play with more posable features. —Anja Webb, Parents, 28 Nov. 2025

Lego makes a ton of different keychain lights, and all the figures are very sturdy and posable. —Adrienne So, Wired News, 30 Oct. 2025

Pokemon figures are used for decoration, display and play, but are not posable. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2025

The character comes with a posable head, ears, arms, and fingers to adjust and create different looks. —Kelsey Fredricks, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for posable

• decomposable
• disposable
• transposable
• indecomposable