amendable

1 6.0

Able to be changed by adding or fixing parts

adjective
/əˈmɛndəbl/

: modificable

Her proposal to update the guidelines is amendable, and the committee is reviewing the suggestions carefully.
contract became amendable
became amendable
Status: contract became amendable

We gave ourselves amendable source code Constitution.

Examples

The terms of the agreement are amendable, so both parties can negotiate changes as needed.
The new policy is amendable, allowing employees to suggest improvements based on their experiences.
That part of the project is an amendable class reference tool that is dependent on evidence provided by the students.

Academic text (2002)
These motions are debatable and amendable.

Blog text (13)
That's what I like about this project: it's completely amendable and malleable, and it has so much flex to it that it's not defined yet, which is really nice.

Blog text (29)

Synonyms

changeable

vsamendable

8 3.5

Able to become different or not stay the same

focuses on being fixed by changes or additions, not just likely to vary

correctable

vsamendable

3 4.8

Able to be fixed or made right

allows improvement and additions beyond mere fixing

mutable

vsamendable

3 7.7

Likely to change often

implies deliberate correction or improvement rather than natural tendency to vary

modifiable

vsamendable

1 5.1

Can be changed to fit new needs

focuses on correction or improvement, not only changing form

editable

vsamendable

1 3.5

Can be changed in a document or file

applies to any item able to be corrected or improved, not only documents

reformable

vsamendable

1 5.2

Able to be changed to be better

allows change that may correct or add, not only major improvement

alterable

vsamendable

1 4.2

Able to be changed

is about being corrected or improved rather than just changed

revisable

vsamendable

4.4

People can change it later after feedback

covers change, correction, or improvement in any context not only after review

rewritable

vsamendable

4.0

Able to be changed or edited after the first version

covers any changes for correction or improvement, not only rewriting text

Antonyms

unalterable

2 6.4

Impossible to change

fixed

1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

How Changeable

changeable

8 3.5

modifiable

1 5.1

amendable

1 6.0

resistant

8 3.7

unchangeable

5 4.0

Surface Forms

amendable positive

Morphology

amendable = amend (transparent) = amend + able

Direct and regular formation from 'amend' + '-able', so learners who know 'amend' and the suffix '-able' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Amendable comes from the verb amend, which is like the simple English word mend meaning 'to fix', and the ending -able which means 'able to'. So amendable literally means 'able to be fixed' or changed, which is why it describes something that can be corrected or improved.