📦 Able to save 🐶 Can live as pets

keepable

4.1

Can live under human care, for example as a pet

adjective
/ˈkiːpəbl/

: domesticable

The zookeeper explained which species are considered keepable as pets and which are not.

Examples

Some wild animals are not keepable because they cannot adapt to life in captivity.
Is a rabbit keepable in a small apartment?
After careful assessment, the rescued bird was found to be keepable and placed in a sanctuary.
Many animals are considered keepable pets.
The zookeeper explained which species are considered keepable as pets and which are not.
After careful assessment, the rescued bird was found to be keepable and placed in a sanctuary.
Some wild animals are not keepable because they cannot adapt to life in captivity.

Synonyms

domesticable

vskeepable

Specialized

7.0

People can tame and train an animal to live with them or for work

is about suitability for living under human care especially as a pet

tameable

vskeepable

3.5

Able to be trained to live with people

is used when long term suitability for human care is the main concern

tamable

vskeepable

4.5

Can learn to be calm and obey people, for example animals

is broader meaning able to live under human care rather than only obeying

Antonyms

wild

∞ 1.0

Living in a natural state and not tamed by people

unmanageable

12 6.2

Hard to control or deal with

How Tame

domesticated

Specialized

3.1

keepable

4.1

tame

11 1.0

semidomesticated

1 7.2

wild

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

keepable positive

Morphology

keepable = keep (transparent) = keep + able

Productive derivation from the verb 'keep' with '-able'; the sense 'suitable to be kept (in captivity)' is a straightforward application of 'able to be kept'.

Etymology

Keepable comes from the word keep ('to look after or hold') and the ending -able ('able to'). When we use keepable about animals or pets, it means an animal can live under human care — like the ones a zookeeper can look after.