correctable

adjective

Definition of correctablenext
as in repairable
capable of being corrected a racehorse with some minor, correctable faults

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Recent Examples of correctable The good news is that these losses are measurable and often correctable. — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Calm, easy to pilot, and both predictable and correctable on track, the F80 transforms into a snarling monster on the road. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026 All of that should be correctable. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 6 May 2026 Still, some states consider driving with only one headlight a correctable violation, meaning police officers will only give a fix-it ticket. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026 Several whistleblowers from Maryland’s Department of Human Services alleged a troubling scheme to deliberately leave correctable errors uncorrected in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments, artificially keeping the error rate high to delay federal penalties. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026 Interim special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica and punter Ethan Evans said the problem was correctable. — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026 The team’s approach involved applying pulses at specific times to make counter-rotating errors consistent and correctable. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025 For instance, some denials could stem from easily correctable errors if the parents knew of those errors, such as unreadable dental scans or wording from the orthodontist's office that didn't fully explain the medical necessity. — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctable
  1. repairable
  2. reparable
  3. remediable
  4. resolvable
  5. fixable
  6. reversible
  7. amendable
  8. improvable
Adjective
  • Prematurely treating a repairable asset as waste can destroy residual value and shift costs rather than solve the problem.
    — Oleksandr Chumachenko, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Keep in mind that these can also occur on systems that are repairable.
    — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 9 July 2026
Definition of repairable
Adjective
  • Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.
    — Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The building suffered reparable damage, but renovation efforts have been thwarted, according to owner James Touhuni.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021
Definition of reparable
Adjective
  • And those hard-material limits are not remediable through belief.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Others described disciplinary processes that escalated quickly and unpredictably, often tied to subjective assessments of behavior rather than remediable clinical skills.
    — Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026
Definition of remediable
Adjective
  • For Manus, the problem at the heart of Beijing’s objection may not be resolvable, Hendrichs added.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 June 2026
  • But one of the challenges here is that some of these crises are not immediately resolvable.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of resolvable
Adjective
  • Equally, a disappointing first quarter can create an intriguing price if the problem is temporary, fixable, and already discounted.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This is good news, as a mismatch is fixable in a way a shortage is not.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixable
Adjective
  • Quilt sets are oversized, reversible and buttery soft, made from the same smart fabric as the favorite sheets with a 100% inner cotton lining, recently named a Good Housekeeping favorite.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Someone who has experienced a substantial or unexplained decline in mobility should bring it up with their healthcare provider to see if this is due to a reversible underlying cause.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of reversible
Adjective
  • Delta's contract with its pilots becomes amendable at the end of the year, and the airline and its pilot group are in active talks about the next contract, according to USA TODAY.
    — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • These situations are amendable to creditors claiming that the structure is nothing more than the client's alter ego, which is why creditors love to see them.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of amendable
Adjective
  • In the world of inherently scalable and improvable AI attacks, that quickly becomes a nightmare that cannot be contained.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Finishing offers some of the most immediate reduction opportunities because these are operational decisions, improvable through technology, process optimization, chemistry selection, renewable energy, and product design.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
Definition of improvable

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“Correctable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctable. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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