as in tractability
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachableness
Noun
-
Some, like Columbia University, Amazon, and Paul, Weiss, have caved, choosing the path of obedience over principle.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025 -
Leaders who appreciate the worth of their team and respect others will gain far more than mere obedience.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
In the early 1900s, there was a rise in Black Nationalist organizations that refused to cower in the face of KKK violence or submit to societal subordination.—
Kimberly Fain,
JSTOR Daily,
5 July 2017
-
Now, the government of President Claudia Sheinbaum, who has maintained that the bilateral relationship should be based on cooperation and not subordination, is obliged to treat the issue of migration and drug trafficking with caution.—
Anna Lagos,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
-
As in the past, these invocations of national security offer the pretext for the government’s efforts to stifle dissent and to mandate political conformity.—
Rick Baldoz,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2025
-
Today, polarization has stifled that openness, replacing critical inquiry with cautious conformity.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
However, do not be fooled into thinking Barcelona simply pass teams into submission.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
-
Netflix declined to comment on that possibility but confirmed the aforementioned submission decision.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
The scheme depends on Trump’s support and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s acquiescence.—
Barry R. Posen,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
-
The key phrase here: harm reduction, or acquiescence to hard drug use.—
Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
But McDougal offers a different path—one of humility, co-creation, and relational wisdom.—
Rebekah Bastian,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
-
In life, Pope Francis caught the world’s attention with his humility and his holiness.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Most Canadians want uncomplicated lives, a desire for calm that can be misinterpreted by louder people as meekness.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2025
-
Standing next to a record player in a sports jacket and turtleneck, Kaufman, with a kind of bulging meekness, a glisteningly gleeful timidity, puts the needle on the record.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Military leaders pushed those possibilities to hellish extremes, following the logic that killing civilians might induce surrender.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
-
History has long taught us that such appeasement doesn’t work when concession is seen as weakness—or even as surrender.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
19 Apr. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Teachableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teachableness. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share