tractableness

noun

Definition of tractablenessnext
as in teachableness

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  1. submission
  2. tractability
  3. subordination
  4. compliance
  5. conformity
  6. acquiescence
  7. obedience
  8. surrender
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Colorado’s athletic administrators have taken a more direct position on compliance.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2026
  • On Thursday, Megaspeed CEO Tan Yong Pong said in a statement the company has cooperated with inspections by the US Department of Commerce and has retained a US law firm to independently verify its compliance with export controls.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of compliance
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
  • 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
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
  • Policy loans can reduce the death benefit, and a lapse or surrender with an outstanding loan may create a taxable gain.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Sherman had previewed his strategy during the Atlanta Campaign, which forced the city’s surrender.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of surrender
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“Tractableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tractableness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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