TEACHABLE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

teachable

adjective

Definition of teachable

as in trainable

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Recent Examples of teachable That is why this moment should be treated as a teachable one. — Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2026 Be teachable and engage in open-minded conversations. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026 You are invited to stay teachable, lead with intellect and discernment, and use your innate spiritual technology that lives within you to reinvent ways of living that are efficient and needed. — Tatianna Tarot, Refinery29, 2 Dec. 2025 These measurable, teachable competencies are often discipline-specific but share common elements across all engineering fields. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teachable

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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

Definition of trainable

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

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

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

This fantasy of the obedient wife becomes Agamemnon’s undoing.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
But Magdalen’s temporary embodiment of her sister’s demure, obedient nature does not temper her impulsive, dramatic tendencies—only the development of an empathetic, analytical intelligence can do that.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of obedient

Adjective

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
In April, Hulu began airing the series The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale that depicts teen girls trained to be docile homemakers.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

Definition of docile

Adjective

The submissive Colin finds new confidence and enjoys doing assorted things for Ray, but complications arise when Colin begins to want something more emotional.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 June 2026
This is a strategy born not of manly strength, but of submissive desperation.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

Definition of submissive

Adjective

The new training facility features two full basketball courts and eight total baskets, making the setup amenable for full-court scrimmages as well as half-court drills and individual workouts.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Branagh’s Lopakhin is unusually amenable, said Arifa Akbar in The Guardian.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 30 July 2026

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