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recommendable

recommendable

1 4.5
People can suggest it to others because it is good
  • adjective
  • /ˌrɛkəˈmɛndəbl/
translation icon : recomendable
  • Otherwise, teaching pupils collectively with different levels of achievement is recommendable (see Cazden, 2001).

I don't know if it's completely recommendable for everyone.

Examples

  • I don't know if it's completely recommendable for everyone.

    UrAvgConsumer

  • The action might not have been as good as the first show, but the improvements in the overall product leave Chapter 2 at least as recommendable as Chapter 1.

    Blog text (4)

  • "Overall, such a pattern seems to indicate that only a handful of books published in a typical year are recommendable as fitting their criteria.

    Academic text (2009)

  • All causes of body tension must be avoided entirely while shutting one's eyes and beginning with deep breathing, which is highly recommendable.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Adopting an oral and aural teaching process is a recommendable way to help students grasp and perform musical structures when teaching Korean rhythms.

    Academic text (2015)

  • This new restaurant is highly recommendable for its delicious food and friendly service.

  • Her latest book is certainly recommendable for anyone looking to improve their writing skills.

  • The seminar offers a recommendable perspective on effective communication strategies.

Synonyms

suitable
vsrecommendable
172 1.8

Right for a certain purpose, person, or situation

focuses on being worthy to suggest rather than just being appropriate
advisable
vsrecommendable
23 3.9

Sensible to do in the situation

is about being worthy to suggest to others rather than only sensible
approvable
vsrecommendable
1 4.1

Good enough for people in charge to accept

concerns being worthy to suggest rather than satisfying authority criteria

Antonyms

undesirable
31 4.6

Not wanted because it is unpleasant, harmful, or causes problems

unworthy
  • Offensive
20 5.4

Deserves strong blame or dislike

How Recommendable

exceptional
129 4.1
recommendable
1 4.5
acceptable
477 2.5
marginal
35 4.9
unsuitable
20 2.6

Surface Forms

recommendable positive

Morphology

recommendable = recommend (transparent) = recommend + able

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-able' to the verb 'recommend', yielding the clear meaning 'worthy of being recommended'.

Etymology

The word recommendable comes from the verb recommend, which breaks into re- 'again', commend 'to praise or trust', and the ending -able 'able to'. So, to call something recommendable is to say it is 'able to be praised or suggested to others', which is why we use it for things worth telling people about.