reformable

Examples

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• That deeply entrenched framework is probably not reformable, as he is completely unaware of it himself, so he is just as much possessed by "the foreign installation" as others are.

  Blog text (12)

• The current policies are reformable and can lead to better outcomes for the community.

• Not long after the student movement of 1986, a debate took place on the eternal question: Is the university reformable?

  Academic text (1990)

• It is reformable in the way in which slavery is not reformable.

• Americans must come to the realization: Wall St. is not reformable.

  Blog text (32)

• He did not come to reform the reformable.

  Blog text (32)

• Social problems are no longer seen to stem directly from injustice, nor are they obviously reformable.

  Academic text (1991)

• Neither reformable nor worth reforming, the World Bank should be shut down, as provided for in its Articles of Agreement, with responsibility for its loan losses accepted by its wealthy members who have been responsible for the bank's survival for the past half-century.

  Academic text (1992)

• Beginning with homes for the deaf, dumb, and blind in the 1830s, officials established a variety of institutions that removed large numbers of the dependent, although assumed reformable, individuals from the almshouse.

  Academic text (1993)

• Many believe that education systems are reformable, allowing students to succeed in modern society.

Synonyms

F

fixable

vsreformable

9 2.7

Can be repaired or put right

implies broader correction and lasting improvement beyond quick fixes

C

correctable

vsreformable

3 4.8

Able to be fixed or made right

emphasizes broader improvement and change beyond mere restoration

R

redeemable

vsreformable

1 5.6

Can change and be forgiven for past mistakes

focuses on general improvement rather than moral or spiritual rescue

A

amendable

vsreformable

1 6.0

Able to be changed by adding or fixing parts

covers larger reform or improvement, not only small formal edits

U

upgradable

vsreformable

1 4.5

Something you can change to a newer, better version

refers to general betterment not limited to technical or version updates

I

improvable

vsreformable

1 4.1

Can be made better

is about capacity for positive change and overall improvement

R

remediable

vsreformable

1 6.6

A problem that can be fixed

focuses more on wider change and lasting improvement rather than just remedy

R

reparable

vsreformable

1 4.9

Able to be fixed

includes wider correction and improvement, not limited to repair

R

revisable

vsreformable

4.4

People can change it later after feedback

refers more generally to being changed for overall betterment rather than only revision

R

rectifiable

vsreformable

6.8

Able to be fixed or made right

is about broader improvement and positive change beyond correction

Antonyms

I

incorrigible

15 8.1

Impossible to change or correct, often about someone's behavior

I

irreformable

9.5

Something you cannot change or fix

How Reformable

reformable

1 5.2

irreformable

9.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology