governable

adjective

Definition of governablenext
as in manageable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for governable
  1. manageable
  2. tractable
  3. tame
  4. teachable
  5. compliant
  6. docile
  7. amenable
  8. conformable
Adjective
  • More Ways Than One Even at more manageable pricing, the inherent limitations of buds that always let sound in has long been my biggest barrier of entry.
    Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024
  • In its least manageable moments, early motherhood must feel like an unpaid job with no breaks, an inarticulate boss and working conditions designed to strip all that’s civil from one’s sense of self.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of manageable
Adjective
  • This should make the engine more tractable throughout the rev range, and that’s not taking into consideration an optional race exhaust setup—for track use only, nudge nudge—that bumps those figures up to 126 horsepower and 73 lb-ft of torque, while shaving another 10 pounds.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • LLMs are much less tractable, much less reliable black boxes.
    Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of tractable
Adjective
  • African Penguin—Found In The Southern Coast Of Africa Along the southern coast of Namibia and South Africa, a penguin species is notable for being relatively tame, allowing close approaches by humans.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The naysayers were right about one thing: Our gatherings are tamer and involve little to no wine, but my internal organs are grateful.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of tame
Adjective
  • Marble runs are always a great teachable tool for engineering and physics like the ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run, which is now only $25.
    Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Humble, teachable, likeable, connected with Riley and, of course, as daringly bonkers as his seven-yard touchdown run on fourth and one that clinched the win with 8:22 remaining.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of teachable
Adjective
  • General chatbots are often not compliant with the federal law restricting the release of medical information, and the companies behind the bots will frequently advise users not to share sensitive information in their conversations with the bots, Wei added.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Customer interactions, voluntary surveys and loyalty programs will be critical to create substantial, compliant marketing strategies.
    Jessica Hawthorne-Castro, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of compliant
Adjective
  • Lead actor Nathan Meister returns to the role of Henry Oldfield, the sheep-phobic son of a farmer who discovers his twisted older brother has been carrying out dangerous genetic experiences on his livestock, which transform them from docile vegetarians to ruthless, carnivorous killers.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • What maybe gets forgotten is that the Old Course was especially docile that week.
    Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
Definition of docile
Adjective
  • Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Baseball isn’t merely amenable to snacking; the game is arranged around it.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of amenable
Adjective
  • In particular, embodiments describe protective cover layer structures that may be implemented in curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display modules, and in particular with curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display panels.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022
Definition of conformable
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govern

governable

governance

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