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rearrangeable

rearrangeable

4.0
Can be moved into a different order or position
  • adjective
  • /ˌriːəˈreɪndʒəbl/
translation icon : reordenable
  • nothing's rearrangeable

Examples

  • Her art installation features rearrangeable pieces that can be set up in various configurations.

  • nothing's rearrangeable

    The Slipper and the Rose (1976)

  • While still in Cage's class, Brecht began making "rearrangeable assemblages" that later served as prototypes for the endless editions of FluxBoxes, kits, and games.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The letters on the board are rearrangeable, allowing us to create different messages every week.

  • The puzzle is rearrangeable, so you can change its shape to create new challenges.

Synonyms

sortable
vsrearrangeable
1 3.2

Can be put in order, for example by name or date

is broader, covering any change in order or position, not only sorting
reconfigurable
vsrearrangeable
  • Specialized
1 6.4

You can change it to work in different ways

focuses on changing order or position rather than structural or functional change
permutable
vsrearrangeable
  • Specialized
7.8

Able to be moved into a different order

is about being set again to a different order or physical position
shiftable
vsrearrangeable
4.4

A thing that can be moved to a different place

emphasises changing order or position rather than simple movement
positionable
vsrearrangeable
5.6

A thing, like a shelf or lamp, that you can move and set at different angles

allows changing order or moving between positions, not only initial placement

Antonyms

fixed
1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

How Rearrangeable

rearrangeable
4.0
reconfigurable
  • Specialized
1 6.4
flexible
155 3.4
adjustable
35 3.4
movable
13 2.5
fixed
1.8

Surface Forms

rearrangeable positive

Morphology

rearrangeable = rearrange (transparent) = re + arrange + able

The adjective is formed in a standard way from the verb 'rearrange' and means 'able to be rearranged'.

Etymology

Rearrangeable breaks into re- ('again'), arrange ('put in order'), and -able ('can be done'), so it means something you 'can put in order again', like furniture or puzzle pieces that you can move into a new layout.