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The synonyms of “Tractable” are: amenable, manipulable, controllable, manageable, malleable, governable, yielding, complaisant, compliant
Tractable as an Adjective
Definitions of "Tractable" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tractable” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Responsive to suggestions and influences.
- (of a person) easy to control or influence.
- Readily reacting to suggestions and influences.
- (of a situation or problem) easy to deal with.
- Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)- Samuel Butler.
- Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded.
Synonyms of "Tractable" as an adjective (9 Words)
amenable | Disposed or willing to comply. The president is amenable to the constitutional court. |
complaisant | Willing to please others or to accept what they do or say without protest. There are too many complaisant doctors signing sick notes. |
compliant | Disposed to agree with others or obey rules, especially to an excessive degree; acquiescent. Children compliant with the parental will. |
controllable | Capable of being controlled. The glider was fully controllable. |
governable | Capable of being controlled. |
malleable | Easily influenced. Malleable metals such as gold. |
manageable | Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
manipulable | Easily managed (controlled or taught or molded. |
yielding | Tending to give in or surrender or agree- V.I.Parrington. Higher yielding wheat. |
Usage Examples of "Tractable" as an adjective
- Trying to make the mathematics tractable.
- She has always been tractable and obedient, even as a child.
- Tractable young minds.
- A tractable student.
- The natives…being…of an intelligent tractable disposition.
Associations of "Tractable" (30 Words)
adaptable | Able to be modified for a new use or purpose. To succeed one must be adaptable. |
adjustable | Able to be adjusted. Adjustable interest rates. |
agreeable | In keeping. A cheerful and agreeable companion. |
amenable | Disposed or willing to conform. An amenable child. |
chasten | (of a rebuke or misfortune) have a restraining or moderating effect on. The director was somewhat chastened by his recent flops. |
civilize | Raise from a barbaric to a civilized state. Both countries feel they have a mission to civilize the world. |
compliant | Having the property of compliance. Food that is compliant with safety regulations. |
conformable | Disposed or willing to conform. Plans conformable with your wishes. |
docile | Ready and willing to be taught. She s a black Labrador gentle and docile. |
doctrinaire | A doctrinaire person. The administration s doctrinaire economic policy. |
domestic | Converted or adapted to domestic use. Domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction. |
domesticated | (of a plant) cultivated for food; naturalized. Domesticated plants like maize. |
ductile | Easily influenced. Ductile copper. |
dutiful | Motivated by duty rather than desire or enthusiasm. A dutiful citizen. |
flexibility | The trait of being easily persuaded. He enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement. |
impressionable | Easily impressed or influenced. Children are highly impressionable and susceptible to advertising. |
malleable | Easily influenced. Malleable metals such as gold. |
manageable | Able to be controlled or dealt with without difficulty. Her long hair was black wavy and manageable. |
meek | Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant- Orville Prescott. Meek as a mouse. |
obedient | Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. An obedient soldier. |
pliable | Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. They soaked the leather to made it pliable. |
pliant | Easily influenced or directed; yielding. A pliant nature. |
subdued | (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed. Children were subdued and silent. |
submissive | Abjectly submissive characteristic of a slave or servant S H Adams. She has become submissive and subservient. |
susceptible | (often followed by `of’ or `to’) yielding readily to or capable of. They only do it to tease him he s too susceptible. |
tame | Flat and uninspiring. Tame animals. |
tensile | Relating to tension. A tensile force. |
tractability | The trait of being easily persuaded. |
vulnerable | (of a partnership) liable to higher penalties, either by convention or through having won one game towards a rubber. Vulnerable parts of the body. |
willing | Given or done readily. Willing and prompt obedience. |