GOVERNABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

governable

adjective

Definition of governable

as in manageable

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Recent Examples of governable The organizations that treat these tools as durable, governable infrastructure, rather than novelties, will be the ones that turn AI potential into measurable progress. — Ricardo Tavares, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 The idea, as the filing shows, is that the new company can use Starlink’s revenue plus SpaceX’s launch business to subsidize the AI buildout, and use xAI’s technology to make Mars actually governable at scale. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 20 May 2026 The goal isn’t decentralization as an aesthetic, but decentralization that stays governable. — Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Another, governable president would be looking to move that range down for his party by either changing the circumstances or the perception of them to the electorate. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026

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Adjective

Cooling gear Since runners can’t control race-day weather, another approach has been to try to make the heat more manageable.

— Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
That procedure may appear manageable when studied calmly on a screen.

— Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of manageable

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

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The Seoul design treats the bright and dark modes as part of a unified controllable system, and introduces two tunable loop couplers into the resonator architecture.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
Customer service commitments for controllable delays and cancellations vary by airline and can be found on their websites and the DOT’s consumer dashboard.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of controllable

Adjective

Thursday's print follows a tame reading on consumer inflation, with the consumer price index coming in line with economist expectations.

— Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Here are 10 great, comparatively tame stunts to introduce your kids to the cringe-inducing fun of Jackass… but make sure there’s a spot behind the couch handy with which to hide, just in case.

— Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of tame

Adjective

This practical training is vital for the profession's future, improving retention and new graduate confidence by treating difficult conversations as a teachable skill.

— Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Colleagues have praised not only his command of physiology but also his ability to make his reasoning legible—to turn clinical uncertainty into something teachable.

— Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026

Definition of teachable

Adjective

In return, governments would honor agreed tax and permitting terms and move compliant projects through a clear process and timetable.

— Mark Drapeau, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Villa have carried their own high wage bill in recent seasons, dislodging Tottenham from the top six, but that has required them to sell to balance the books and remain compliant with financial rules.

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of compliant

Adjective

Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Even with docile scoring conditions that Saturday, Royal Birkdale yielded plenty of statistical superlatives for the championship.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

Nervous system training has moved from clinical biofeedback labs to everyday wrist wearables, with brands like Oura, WHOOP and Apollo Neuro reframing stress as a trainable fitness metric.

— Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
The infrastructure layer that makes those models trainable, specifically, the physical world data supply chain, remains underfunded relative to the problem size.

— Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

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