disciplinable

adjective

Definition of disciplinablenext
1
as in manageable

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2
as in punishable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinable
  1. manageable
  2. punishable
  3. controllable
  4. chargeable
  5. tame
  6. criminal
  7. tractable
  8. irresponsible
Adjective
  • That helps keep the debt burden manageable even as deficits remain large, TD said.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Lessons are broken into manageable 10- to 15-minute sessions and cover practical topics including dining, shopping, transportation, directions, making friends, and business.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of manageable
Adjective
  • Maliciously and intentionally killing an animal can be charged as felony animal cruelty in California, which is punishable by up to three years in county jail and up to $20,000 in fines.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The charges against Schram were all Class 4 felonies, which are punishable by a one- to three-year prison term.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of punishable
Adjective
  • The next challenge is to apply these controllable 3D light fields to increasingly complex systems and develop better ways of reconstructing the resulting electron motion.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Blakespear said the law is focused on enhancing consumer protections, because many residents and parents looking to purchase e-bikes have ultimately been sold a very different and much less controllable product.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of controllable
Adjective
  • Domestic terrorism itself is not a chargeable offense.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Plus, chargeable devices like power banks and laptops should always remain with you in the cabin.
    — Julie Rousseau, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Definition of chargeable
Adjective
  • That can include wild animals that seem unusually tame, nocturnal animals that are out in the day, and pets that have trouble walking, eating or a significant change in personality.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The Federal Reserve’s decision to increase its key interest rate for the first time in three years in a bid to tame surging inflation could also keep upward pressure on mortgage rates.
    — Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of tame
Adjective
  • Caddell remains under administration, and the criminal investigation against the company and two of its managers in Italy is continuing, prosecutors said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But that shifted in recent years as criminal justice advocates called attention to the issue.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • External control arms, comparative effectiveness studies against real-world standard of care, post-market expansions of indication and broader safety analyses all become more tractable.
    — David Talby, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Definition of tractable
Adjective
  • For every responsible actor, there are three irresponsible ones, which then tilt a few more responsible ones along with them.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But Lundquist cautioned against automatically treating Gen Z’s choices as irresponsible when the generation is making them under different economic conditions than its parents faced.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of irresponsible
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