adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Able to be acted on; able to be used as the basis for taking action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Affording grounds for legal action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
Examples
I'm sure it's not good of me to write that he's a lush, but is it actionable?
Clearly the libelous book is actionable, but I'm not commenting on anything to do with legal issues.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
affording grounds for legal action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
slander is an actionable offense
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From action + -able. Compare Late Latin actionabilis. See action.
Across languages
Translations
28 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
可行動的 /可行动的
(kě xíngdòng de)
— able to be acted on
Finnish:
toimiin oikeuttava
— able to be acted on
French:
concret
— able to be acted on
German:
umsetzbar
— able to be acted on
German:
anwendbar
— able to be acted on
German:
machbar
— able to be acted on
Spanish:
accionable
— able to be acted on
Chinese Mandarin:
可起訴的 /可起诉的
(kě qǐsù de)
— affording grounds for legal action
Finnish:
kannekelpoinen
— affording grounds for legal action
French:
recevable
— affording grounds for legal action
French:
opposable
— affording grounds for legal action
French:
passible de poursuite
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
einklagbar
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
justiziabel
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
strafbar
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
justitiabel
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
belangbar
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
klagbar
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
verklagbar
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
gerichtlich verfolgbar
— affording grounds for legal action
German:
prozessfähig
— affording grounds for legal action
Spanish:
justiciable
— affording grounds for legal action
Swedish:
åtalbar
— affording grounds for legal action
Chinese Mandarin:
可行事項 /可行事项
(kěxíng shìxiàng)
— that can be acted on
Chinese Mandarin:
可訴訟事項 /可诉讼事项
(kě sùsòng shìxiàng)
— that can be acted on
Portuguese:
exequível
— that can be acted on
Portuguese:
viável
— that can be acted on
Serbo-Croatian:
provedivost
— that can be acted on
