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fixable

1 3.2

Can be decided, like a time or price

adjective
/ˈfɪksəbl/

: fijable

This pricing error is fixable by adjusting the rates in the system.

Examples

This is fixable, but I'll need some time to figure out which rules to prioritize.

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You're just proving over and over that being stupid isn't fixable.

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In theory, things are fixable... but as always, it will take a crisis.

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But it's not fixable with a single policy initiative, as I wrote.

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It's launch day, and some of that will be fixable.

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But, as always, such things are fixable.

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In the 60s and early 70s, we were so certain the world was fixable and that we would fix it.

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Amtrak is fixable.

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The schedule is fixable if we all agree on a new time.
If we discuss our issues openly, I believe that our relationship is fixable.

Synonyms

resolvable

vsfixable

1 4.4

A problem that can be solved or fixed

focuses on making exact arrangements rather than solving disputes

settleable

vsfixable

1 4.4

Can be decided by discussion or agreement

makes specific details definite, such as time or price

Antonyms

uncertain

149 2.8

Not known for sure and likely to change

indeterminate

11 7.0

Not clearly known or decided

How Settled

final

∞ 1.0

fixable

1 3.2

provisional

55 6.1

tentative

57 5.1

undetermined

20 4.6

Surface Forms

fixable positive

fixabler comparative

fixablest superlative

Morphology

fixable = fix (semi-transparent) = fix + able

Morphologically regular ('fix' + '-able'), but the sense 'able to be determined or settled' is a metaphorical extension of 'fix' meaning 'to set', which may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Fixable comes from fix, which also means 'to set' or 'make firm', as in a fixed date. So if a time or price is fixable, it can be made definite or decided.