recoverable

adjective

Definition of recoverablenext
as in retrievable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoverable
  1. curable
  2. remediable
  3. reversible
Adjective
  • Once either disease infects a boxwood, the condition is not curable.
    Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The infection is curable, especially with early diagnosis and treatment.
    Heidi Cope, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of curable
Adjective
  • Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.
    Vincent Blocker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.
    WSJ, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
Definition of remediable
Adjective
  • Since the election, there has been a surge in the purchase of emergency contraception as well as appointments for long-acting reversible contraception and vasectomies.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Medical experts have said puberty blockers are reversible and do not permanently sterilize patients.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of reversible
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recovered

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