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negotiable

negotiable

1 4.2
Able to be crossed or passed through
  • adjective
  • /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbl/
translation icon : transitable
  • The steep hill was not negotiable for inexperienced hikers without proper equipment.
  • easily negotiable

Most of the stuff I was describing to this guy is know your house, make your house negotiable in the dark and then do it.

Examples

  • The current was fast, brutally fast; the normally negotiable water made deadly by days of rain.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • For less elevated sensibilities and for the foreigners who came to the city to buy, the salle must have been easily negotiable.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The distance was negotiable by the author in about three minutes.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The mystery is why the Bush administration now thinks it must carry a big stick and speak loudly at the same time - why it feels it must declare its values "non-negotiable."

    Academic text (2002)

  • The patient was referred to a gastrophysician for fiberoptic esophagoscopy, which revealed a tight stricture at the cricopharynx level in the esophagus, and a 5 mm scope was not negotiable beyond it.

    Academic text (2007)

  • After the storm, the normally negotiable path through the woods became difficult to cross.

  • We found a negotiable route through the mountain that allowed us to continue our journey.

Synonyms

passable
vsnegotiable
4 3.5

A road or route you can travel because it is not blocked

is about being possible to go through, not stressing blockage
crossable
vsnegotiable
3.5

Can be crossed by walking or driving

means able to be gone through, not focusing on the way people move over it
travelable
vsnegotiable
5.1

A place like a road or path that vehicles can move along

means possible to be gone through, not necessarily fit for regular journeys

Antonyms

impassable
13 5.3

A road, path, or area you cannot travel through

blocked
1.7

Closed so nothing can pass through, for example a nose or road

Compounds

negotiable instrument
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A written paper that promises payment of a certain amount to a named person or the holder when due

How Passable

easy
∞ 1.0
clear
866 1.0
negotiable
1 4.2
passable
4 3.5
difficult
∞ 1.6
impassable
13 5.3

Surface Forms

negotiable positive

Morphology

negotiable = negotiate (semi-transparent) = negotiate + able

Derived from the verb 'negotiate' but extended metaphorically to mean 'can be traversed or managed'; this non-discussion sense is less predictable for learners.

Etymology

Negotiable shares the root negotiare 'to do business', and a helpful image is 'negotiating' your way through an obstacle. That's why a road or river that is negotiable can be crossed or passed through.