TEACHABLENESS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

teachableness

noun

as in tractability

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Noun

The engine can emphasize tractability at lower revs, then switch to a more aggressive valve profile higher up the rev range.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of tractability

Noun

Remaining steadfast in his dharma (religious and moral principles), Rama rejects all of Lakshmana’s suggestions for resistance and insists that obedience to his father and preservation of righteousness must take precedence over royal position.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
John Cena, one of the most famous WWE stars of his generation, displayed similar obedience in 2021.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of obedience

Noun

Even a few responses from organizations that broadly agree with tighter CFTC rules, including a letter from trading firm Susquehanna International Group, suggest order-book subordination is too onerous.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Rodríguez insists that Venezuela’s new relationship with the US is based on diplomatic and commercial cooperation and isn’t a matter of subordination or foreign interference.

— Anabella González, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of subordination

Noun

The Brooklyn group prizes playfulness over conformity on its latest album, plumbing country, folk, indie rock, art pop, and more for an album of giddy love songs and existential gender trouble.

— Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026
Higher-education reform will have limited reach if education schools continue supplying classrooms with teachers trained to treat ideological conformity as professional competence.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of conformity

Noun

The festival screened 71 films from 38 countries, selected from 1,802 submissions from 72 countries, with Italy serving as Country of Honor.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Its inventory depends on what sellers send in—making the timing of those submissions particularly relevant ahead of the holidays.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of submission

Noun

Enforcement should address speech codes, discriminatory security fees, selective recognition of student groups, and administrative acquiescence in the heckler’s veto.

— Ilya Shapiro, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The greatest near-term threat to world order, then, is what might be called the Taiwanese chip crisis, in which Beijing mobilizes to take control of the island and the United States must choose between armed resistance and acquiescence.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of acquiescence

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