TRACTABLENESS Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

tractableness

noun

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as in teachableness

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Noun

The association initially denied their application and developed its own form for future submissions.

— Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
The awards, which have been running since 2022, received over 24,500 submissions from 40 different countries in 2026, 25 percent more than last year.

— Will Richards, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of submission

Noun

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
That’s why the theme of violence, both psychological and physical, is central to the novel, precisely because for so long—and unfortunately still today—violence hasn’t been considered sufficient reason to bring an end to the dominion of the male, founded on force and on the subordination of women.

— Nina Mesfin, New Yorker, 7 June 2026

Definition of subordination

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At the same time, each frame builds upon the last to create a gripping, caustically funny narrative about patriarchy, disempowerment and compliance.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The Select Committee’s report also introduced key changes to ease the compliance burden for businesses, such as allowing New Zealand entities to submit existing Australian statements to satisfy local law and prevent double reporting.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of compliance

Noun

That sense of propriety was partly imposed upon him by his father, who, in covering up John’s misdeed, placed an albatross around his son’s neck, demanding his conformity to a narrow sort of principle.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Anyone could guess going into this album that Erykah’s sticking points are groupthink, conformity, and phone obsession.

— Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of conformity

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But many assumptions that Stratos’ investors or Utah politicians might have had about Box Elder County – about either the acquiescence of its people or the barrenness of its landscape – have been proved wrong over the past few months.

— Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
Oil has long funded the Gulf’s expensive social contract, in which governments provide citizens with cushy jobs and high-quality services in return for political acquiescence.

— Dina Esfandiary, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of acquiescence

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Timidity dissolves into might, selfishness gives place to broad-reaching love, incompetence is replaced with obedience to God’s perfect direction.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
Falwell championed a vision of America rooted in obedience to biblical authority and conformity with traditional values, placing him in tension with Enlightenment principles like individual rights, rational inquiry, and free thought.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of obedience

Noun

And that was actually really important, that sense of surrender.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
The surrender followed an investigation that involved multiple Sacramento-area law enforcement agencies, including West Sacramento police and the Yolo Regional SWAT Team.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of surrender

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