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
  • This dynamic allows brands to reach highly specific audiences while maintaining manageable campaign budgets.
    Charles Nicholls, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • These small, manageable steps can at least provide some semblance of agency, Dr. Seif says, especially when everything else feels so uncertain and, well, up in the air.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of manageable
Adjective
  • Like James’s governess, Christine becomes an author of sorts through her attempts to understand a situation that isn’t, in the end, all that tractable.
    Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • None of these visions, however, proved tractable: Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran misjudged the strength of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli society, and the U.S.-Israeli alliance.
    Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of tractable
Adjective
  • There is a hope, among Wall Street fund managers and labor economists alike, that hiring can remain steady and that — in defiance of the usual odds — the unemployment rate can sustain its tame levels for the foreseeable future.
    Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • It can be used to de-frizz ends, define curls, or tame flyaways.
    Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of tame
Adjective
  • The lesson was clear: Technical skills are teachable; cultural fit isn’t.
    Sergii Malomuzh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The processes in your business need to be repeatable (and teachable), advises John Warrilow in his book Built to Sell.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of teachable
Adjective
  • By contrast, Frazier took on the role of outmoded power, compliant duty.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Relying on donations means that construction materials may not be compliant with building codes and regulations.
    Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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
  • The council is amenable, with Newcastle likely to seek a longer lease than the 99 years agreed when St James’ was expanded in 1998, but that must be confirmed before expansion occurs.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Republicans—who were ideologically more amenable to Carter’s laissez-faire policy accomplishments—were not predisposed to recognize the achievements of a member of the opposition.
    Paul Matzko / Made by History, TIME, 29 Dec. 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

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