guidable

adjective

Definition of guidablenext
as in conformable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for guidable
  1. conformable
  2. compliant
  3. subordinate
  4. pliable
  5. docile
  6. tractable
  7. obedient
  8. pliant
Adjective
  • Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022
  • Parker details that after a few meetings and sample swapping with the agency, Macy’s picked up her collection and the pair have dedicated its mission to approach size inclusive fashion in a fun yet conformable way.
    — Nandi Howard, Essence, 18 May 2021
Definition of conformable
Adjective
  • Oeko-Tex Made in Green and the organization’s other certificates and product labels will be legally compliant with that regulation.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Muscles are particularly suited for biosyncretic robots, as nature has already spent hundreds of millions of years developing a compact, compliant, and highly efficient actuator.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of compliant
Adjective
  • Johnson frequently uses his saxophone to control a sampler or drum machine, triggering changes in loops and effects, but the technology is ultimately subordinate to physical expression.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If true, then the wearer wasn’t a man named Pilate, but a subordinate or enslaved person under his oversight who used the ring as a wax or clay seal for various materials and documents.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of subordinate
Adjective
  • That seems to be his ideology at the moment, but in addition to that, many of these right-wing governments tend to be more pliable.
    — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Although my pole reaches the branches, the wire at the end is too pliable and the branches too strong to be hooked and pulled down.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of pliable
Adjective
  • Even smaller and more docile animals such as deer and squirrels should not be fed.
    — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • As with any popular interior design style from this time, some people took the look a bit too far, and spaces started to look a little too docile and frilly.
    — Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of docile
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
  • Reflecting on her obedient past as a child actor, Panettiere told THR that that pressure ultimately took a toll on her.
    — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • The world went in, and pliant, playful interpretations flowed out.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Fernández’s theory is that Mark must have told the women the code to his safe in his pliant stupor.
    — Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of pliant
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