RETRIEVABLE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

retrievable

adjective

Definition of retrievable

as in repairable

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Recent Examples of retrievable The ancient poet may have thus been surprised to learn that today, time is indeed retrievable—at least somewhat. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026 And newer brands can build easily retrievable content and clean website architecture without worrying about legacy technical debt. — Tyler Jordan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins. — Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 He might be better served by taking his own advice before dissing so many of his fellow rappers on publicly retrievable jail calls. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

Crucially, the repairable handset is now available for the first time in the US.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Fairphone, the maker of the most repairable smartphones, is finally entering the US market, starting with a new $649 product.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of repairable

Adjective

Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.

— Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
The building suffered reparable damage, but renovation efforts have been thwarted, according to owner James Touhuni.

— Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021

Definition of reparable

Adjective

And those hard-material limits are not remediable through belief.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Others described disciplinary processes that escalated quickly and unpredictably, often tied to subjective assessments of behavior rather than remediable clinical skills.

— Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026

Definition of remediable

Adjective

Mosset says the academic gap gets the least attention and is the most fixable of the three.

— Ash Jurberg, Parents, 13 Sep. 2026
Instead of defending a media plan against a vague feeling that things aren't working, the agency becomes the party diagnosing a real, fixable operational gap.

— Mitchell Leiman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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