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tractable
trac·ta·ble T0302300 (trăk′tə-bəl)adj.1. Easily managed or controlled; governable.2. Easily handled or worked; malleable. [Latin tractābilis, from tractāre, to manage, frequentative of trahere, to draw.] trac′ta·bil′i·ty, trac′ta·ble·ness n.trac′ta·bly adv.tractable (ˈtræktəbəl) adj1. easily controlled or persuaded2. readily worked; malleable[C16: from Latin tractābilis, from tractāre to manage, from trahere to draw] ˌtractaˈbility, ˈtractableness n ˈtractably advtrac•ta•ble (ˈtræk tə bəl) adj. 1. easily managed or controlled; docile. 2. easily worked, shaped, or otherwise handled; malleable. [1495–1505; < Latin tractābilis, derivative of tractā(re) to handle, deal with (frequentative of trahere to draw)] trac`ta•bil′i•ty, trac′ta•ble•ness, n. trac′ta•bly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butlermanipulablecompliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"manageable - capable of being managed or controlledobedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burkedocile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation"tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" | | 2. | tractable - readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"amenablesusceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" |
tractableadjective (Formal) manageable, obedient, compliant, willing, yielding, tame, amenable, submissive, docile, controllable, biddable, persuadable, governable He could easily manage his tractable younger brother. manageable defiant, stubborn, unruly, wilful, obstinate, headstrong, stiff-necked, refractorytractableadjectiveWilling to carry out the wishes of others:amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, supple.Translationsυπάκουοςconcilianttrattabiletrattabilit...tractable Related to tractable: malignity, wraithlikeSynonyms for tractableadj manageableSynonyms- manageable
- obedient
- compliant
- willing
- yielding
- tame
- amenable
- submissive
- docile
- controllable
- biddable
- persuadable
- governable
Antonyms- defiant
- stubborn
- unruly
- wilful
- obstinate
- headstrong
- stiff-necked
- refractory
Synonyms for tractableadj willing to carry out the wishes of othersSynonyms- amenable
- biddable
- compliant
- conformable
- docile
- obedient
- submissive
- supple
Synonyms for tractableadj easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)SynonymsRelated Words- compliant
- manageable
- obedient
- docile
- tamed
- tame
Antonymsadj readily reacting to suggestions and influencesSynonymsRelated Words |