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
  • Helsinki and Jyväskylä provide the clearest and most manageable introduction for all but the most ardent students of architecture.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Air traffic controllers at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport are leaving behind the paper-and-pencil age and entering the digital era in an upgrade likely to make their tough jobs more manageable and flying a little bit safer.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of manageable
Adjective
  • The most serious charge, second-degree murder, is punishable by up to 30 years in prison in Georgia, less than murder but more than involuntary manslaughter.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 July 2026
  • The two second-degree murder charges are each punishable by 10 to 30 years in prison.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of punishable
Adjective
  • Apple is coming to this challenge afresh, albeit with far more experience with touch on the iPad and a more controllable environment on the MacBook Pro.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Ryan represents the high-ceiling, controllable starting pitching prospect the Tigers were coveting for Skubal.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 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
  • But on the whole, rather than a dramatic departure, petal feels fairly constrained and, occasionally, like a tame reimagining of her older work.
    — Aimee Cliff, Pitchfork, 31 July 2026
  • Downtown by day can be fairly tame, but campground nightlife often is not.
    — Josh Max, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of tame
Adjective
  • If found not guilty due to a lack of criminal responsibility, she would be committed to a state mental health facility.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Police identified the suspect as 21-year-old Saleem Martin, who has been charged with kidnapping, theft by taking, simple battery, entering an automobile, cruelty to children and criminal attempt to commit a felony.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of criminal
Adjective
  • Anomaly detection, pattern recognition and risk stratification for pregnancy complications are all tractable applications when the underlying data quality is there, and the design keeps a clinician in the decision loop.
    — Edin Deljkic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Definition of tractable
Adjective
  • And Obama was being seen at the time as being completely irresponsible in pursuing stimulus.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • The two of them party hard enough and often enough that local police officer Montgomery (Missi Pyle) knows them by name; when some particularly irresponsible carousing crosses a line, however, they’re slapped with a community service sentence.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026
Definition of irresponsible
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“Disciplinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinable. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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