manipulatable

6.8

Easy for someone to change or control

adjective
/məˈnɪpjʊleɪtəbl/

: manipulable

It's mathematically the only way to have a consistent, analyzable and manipulatable system.

I consider what are universal laws and not just man made manipulatable laws.

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Examples

I need a manipulatable projection.

Iron Man 2 (2010)
The framing of risk seems to also be highly manipulatable.

Academic text (2002)
They must be manipulatable.

Blog text (31)
The software offers a manipulatable interface that allows users to customize their experience.
In negotiations, being manipulatable can lead to unsatisfactory outcomes if you're not careful.
Children are often manipulatable, making them susceptible to influence from peers.

Synonyms

amenable

vsmanipulatable

14 5.9

Willing to accept advice or follow rules

is about being easy to change or control regardless of willingness

malleable

vsmanipulatable

12 6.0

Easily influenced by others and likely to change opinions

highlights general controllability and changeability rather than personal adaptation

controllable

vsmanipulatable

11 3.2

Easy to manage or keep within limits

emphasizes easy influence or change rather than only boundary control

plastic

vsmanipulatable

8 5.5

Easily changed or influenced, like a child's mind

stresses easy external control and influence as the main point

maneuverable

vsmanipulatable

6 6.2

Easy to move and turn in tight spaces

is about being easily changed or influenced in behaviour or state

pliable

vsmanipulatable

3 5.4

Easily accepts other people's ideas

covers broader changeability and control beyond just suggestion

mutable

vsmanipulatable

3 7.7

Likely to change often

adds that such change is often caused by control or influence

tractable

vsmanipulatable

3 7.4

Easy to manage and willing to follow directions

focuses more on being influenced or changed easily than on willingness

modifiable

vsmanipulatable

1 5.1

Can be changed to fit new needs

focuses more on easy influence or control rather than just alterability

manipulable

vsmanipulatable

1 7.4

Easy to change, control, or shape

is the broader ability to be controlled, influenced, or changed easily

alterable

vsmanipulatable

1 4.2

Able to be changed

adds the notion that change comes easily through control or influence

directable

vsmanipulatable

1 5.6

Able to be guided by a person or machine

emphasizes easy change and influence more than simple guidance ability

fictile

vsmanipulatable

Archaic

9.9

Easily influenced by others

includes influence but also general ability to be changed or controlled

regulatable

vsmanipulatable

Specialized

6.0

Can be changed or set by a device like a knob

is broader, covering easy human influence and simple changeability

swayable

vsmanipulatable

7.0

Easily persuaded to change their mind

is broader, covering change through control, influence, or other means

Antonyms

uncontrollable

47 4.9

Not able to be held back

How Manipulable

pliable

3 5.4

malleable

Specialized

3 6.0

manipulatable

6.8

controllable

11 3.2

manageable

57 3.2

Surface Forms

manipulatable positive

Morphology

manipulatable = manipulate (transparent) = manipulate + able

The adjective is directly formed from the verb 'manipulate' with the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be manipulated', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Manipulatable comes from manipulate, which comes from the root manu- meaning 'hand' and is seen in manual, which means 'by hand'. So manipulatable originally meant 'able to be handled by hand', and that's why today it means something that can be easily controlled or changed.