TRACTABILITY Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

tractability

noun

Definition of tractability

as in amenability

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Recent Examples of tractability The engine can emphasize tractability at lower revs, then switch to a more aggressive valve profile higher up the rev range. — New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

And no, the director didn’t choose an Afghan hound for its reputation for trainability but its aesthetics, its look.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
This breed is known for an athleticism that's on par with its agility, trainability and intelligence.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 28 July 2026

Definition of trainability

Noun

To assure further compliance, Section 5 of the act required those states to get approval from the Justice Department or a court before making any changes to their electoral systems.

— Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026
The agreement lasts for three years but could be cut short or extended depending on whether the parties mutually determine the city and Police Department have reached compliance.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of compliance

Noun

Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington.

— Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The goal is to reform them rather than get rid of them entirely, which strengthens the party by encouraging obedience and dedication to the party’s cause.

— ANDREW MERTHA, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 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

Erdogan’s attempt to foster an Ottoman-style pan-Islamism appears to have accelerated liberalization rather than strengthened religious conformity.

— Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
But in the middle of this conformity rises building like the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Dancing House in Prague, the Harbin Opera House in China—original structures—no copies.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of conformity

Noun

There are similar issues in competitive races in Kansas, Iowa and Ohio, where Republican acquiescence could hurt the party on Election Day as their constituents face factory layoffs, farm foreclosures and higher prices.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Their acquiescence to this encroachment on their powers has made these politicians increasingly dependent on a dysfunctional national government.

— Editorial Board, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of acquiescence

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