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alterable

alterable

1 4.2
Able to be changed
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔːltərəbəl/
translation icon : alterable
  • The rules of the game are alterable if both players agree to make changes.
  • alterable variables
  • alterable factors
  • alterable instruction

Well, consciousness itself is alterable and unessential.

Examples

  • They are very clearly functions of volume V and hence alterable by pressure.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Findings bring focus to alterable factors that school professionals can influence that are associated with adolescent substance use.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We will bring focus to school assets as alterable factors that professionals can influence.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Rather, the goal was to focus only on variables shown in prior research to be alterable through instruction.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We need to ask, "What alterable instructional techniques and procedures lead to the sustainable promotion of engagement in academic responding?"

    Academic text (2002)
  • When students' learning outcomes improve because of the teacher, this implies a causal connection between the teaching behavior (which is alterable) and the students' test scores.

    Academic text (1994)
  • We conclude with alterable instruction factors for intensifying instruction and emphasize the need for intensive language instruction for the majority of youth with E/BD.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In Carpentier's fiction, in fact, spectatorship becomes a dynamic activity that implies a concrete but alterable mode of perceiving and experiencing the world.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Future research should evaluate the effects of other alterable variables that can be adjusted to increase or decrease the intensity of supports within an RTI framework, both in isolation and in various combinations.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Hammond, Linton, Smink, and Drew (2007) identified these alterable factors as "low educational expectations and high-risk social behavior, where change is possible through different types of strategies" (p. 36).

    Academic text (2010)

Synonyms

adjustable
vsalterable
35 3.4

Can be changed to fit different people or things

is broader, meaning capable of change not only physical adjustment
adaptable
vsalterable
23 3.4

Able to change to fit new situations

is about being able to be changed, not specifically adapting to contexts
customizable
vsalterable
  • US
9 4.1

You can change it to suit your needs or tastes

is general changeability rather than personal or user-focused alteration
changeable
vsalterable
8 3.5

Able to become different or not stay the same

refers to the ability to be changed rather than a tendency to change
mutable
vsalterable
3 7.7

Likely to change often

means being capable of change generally, not necessarily prone to it
configurable
vsalterable
3 4.6

Able to be changed or set up to match a person's needs

is broader, meaning capable of change beyond initial setup options
modifiable
vsalterable
1 5.1

Can be changed to fit new needs

is the general capacity to be changed or modified
editable
vsalterable
1 3.5

Can be changed in a document or file

applies more broadly to any thing that can be changed
amendable
vsalterable
1 6.0

Able to be changed by adding or fixing parts

focuses on general changeability rather than correction after review
reconfigurable
vsalterable
  • Specialized
1 6.4

You can change it to work in different ways

is general capacity for change, not limited to structural or software change
revisable
vsalterable
4.4

People can change it later after feedback

is the general ability to be changed, not only after review

Antonyms

2 6.4

Impossible to change

How Changeable

variable
  • Specialized
140 4.2
alterable
1 4.2
stable
473 2.3
unchangeable
5 4.0

Surface Forms

alterable positive

Morphology

alterable = alter (transparent) = alter + able

Meaning is directly derived from the verb 'alter' plus the productive adjective-forming suffix '-able' indicating 'capable of being changed'.

Etymology

Alterable comes from the root alter, which means 'other' and appears in familiar words like alternative and alternate. So, something alterable is 'able to be changed'.