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tractable
Meaning: docile or easily managed
tractable in a sentence
How tractable is used in real sentences:
The new coach turned a quarrelsome squad into a tractable team.
The mediator found both sides tractable and soon guided them toward an agreement.
“When conservator Lena Ortiz examined the storm-damaged mural in Bellweather Station, officials expected a tractable repair that crews could finish before summer crowds arrived.”
— from the passage The Visible Scars
Synonyms for tractable
Other words for tractable — manageable, compliant and docile — carry the same meaning.
- manageable
- compliant
- docile
Antonyms of tractable
Words that mean the opposite of tractable:
Where it comes from
From Latin tractabilis, meaning 'manageable or easily handled.'
Memory hook
TRACTABLE sounds like 'track-able': easy to keep on track and manage.