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manageable

adj · 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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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmænɪd͡ʒəbl̩/
  • General-American: /ˈmænəd͡ʒəb(ə)l/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 N IH0 JH AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being managed or controlled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: controllable, governable, maniable, tractable, subservient, amenable, biddable, complaisant, compliant, docile, indulgent, manageable, meek, passive, pliant, rulable, yielding, intractable, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unmanageable

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Capable of being done or fulfilled; achievable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplishable, doable, feasible, fulfillable

Antonyms: unaccomplishable, unachievable, undoable, unfeasible, unfulfillable, unmanageable

3

adjective

Meaning 3

capable of being managed or controlled

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unmanageable

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: accomplishable, achievable, doable, realizable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From manage + -able.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: управляем (upravljaem) — capable of being managed
  • Catalan: manejable — capable of being managed
  • Czech: dosažitelný — capable of being managed
  • Czech: řiditelný — capable of being managed
  • Czech: zvládnutelný — capable of being managed
  • Dutch: beheerbaar — capable of being managed
  • Dutch: beheersbaar — capable of being managed
  • Dutch: behapbaar — capable of being managed
  • Esperanto: regebla — capable of being managed
  • French: maniable — capable of being managed
  • French: gérable — capable of being managed
  • German: handhabbar — capable of being managed
  • Hungarian: kezelhető — capable of being managed
  • Italian: maneggevole — capable of being managed
  • Italian: maneggiabile — capable of being managed
  • Italian: forgiabile — capable of being managed
  • Italian: gestibile — capable of being managed
  • Italian: malleabile — capable of being managed
  • Italian: manovrabile — capable of being managed
  • Latin: tractābilis — capable of being managed
  • Manx: so-stiurey — capable of being managed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: håndterlig — capable of being managed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: overkommelig — capable of being managed
  • Plautdietsch: bandich — capable of being managed
  • Polish: do opanowania — capable of being managed
  • Portuguese: gerível — capable of being managed
  • Romanian: maniabil — capable of being managed
  • Romanian: mânuibil — capable of being managed
  • Spanish: manejable — capable of being managed
  • Spanish: gestionable — capable of being managed
  • Spanish: llevadero — capable of being managed
  • Swedish: hanterlig — capable of being managed
  • Bulgarian: изпълним (izpǎlnim) — capable of being done or fulfilled
  • Polish: wykonalny — capable of being done or fulfilled