Synonyms of manageable

manageable

adjective

as in controllable

easy to control or deal with

We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases.

They divided the students into three manageable groups.

Related Words

• controllable
• tractable
• tame
• governable
• compliant
• decorous
• teachable
• obedient
• docile
• amenable
• handleable
• trainable
• conformable
• submissive
• disciplinable
• agreeable
• amiable
• constrained
• dutiful
• acquiescent
• biddable
• restrained
• yielding
• orderly
• law-abiding
• soft
• disciplined
• obliging
• surrendering
• placable
• duteous
• inhibited
• mannerly
• repressed
• curbed

Dissimilar Words

• unmanageable
• uncontrollable
• wild
• stubborn
• obstinate
• resistant
• unyielding
• obdurate
• peevish
• headstrong
• dogged
• hardheaded
• defiant
• mulish
• bad
• perverse
• balky
• disorderly
• mischievous
• intractable
• pigheaded
• naughty
• errant
• unruly
• contrary
• refractory
• willful
• self-willed
• recalcitrant
• rebellious
• ungovernable
• restive
• wayward
• noncompliant
• obstreperous
• disobedient
• untoward
• insubordinate
• contumacious
• rebel
• froward
• misbehaving
• unamenable
• incompliant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of manageable

Reliable oxygen measurement gives operators a chance to act while the problem is still manageable. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The early search web was an experimental stage where the rules had not hardened, and the feedback loop between publishers and engines was still manageable and easier to test and interpret. — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026

Other practical steps include helping teens face anxious situations in small manageable steps, showing consistent compassion, setting aside distraction-free time each day and supporting nutritious meals, regular activity and steady sleep. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026

Why is the nausea relatively manageable for most and a medical emergency for others? — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026