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revivable

revivable

1 4.9
Can be brought back to life, made conscious, or used again after being inactive
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈvaɪvəbl/
translation icon : recuperable
  • With the right training techniques, the old dance style could become revivable for new generations of performers.

Examples

  • I don't think he's revivable.

    Murder Mystery (2019)

  • The injured player was taken to the hospital, where doctors declared him revivable after his condition stabilized.

  • The Al Qaeda terrorist attackers did remove him, but he was not breathing and appeared revivable.

    Blog text (3)

  • It's a practice that's been lost in modern economies of scale, but one that's potentially revivable with intelligent computing.

    Blog text (22)

  • The ancient festival, once forgotten, is finally being revived, proving to be revivable amidst the community's renewed interest.

Synonyms

recoverable
vsrevivable
9 4.2

Able to be found or returned after being lost

is more about return to life, consciousness, or use after inactivity
retrievable
vsrevivable
2 5.3

You can find again, often with effort

focuses more on return after inactivity, not effort involved
restorable
vsrevivable
1 3.9

Can be fixed to look or work like before

emphasises recovery to usable life, consciousness, or activity instead of condition
resuscitable
vsrevivable
  • Specialized
8.7

Can come back to life or normal activity after the heart stops

is broader, covering return to use as well as life or consciousness
reclaimable
vsrevivable
5.1

Something you can get back and use again

stresses return to life, consciousness, or general use rather than reuse

Antonyms

dead
∞ 1.0

Not alive or working, for example a battery with no power

How Recoverable

revivable
1 4.9
recoverable
9 4.2
restorable
1 3.9

Surface Forms

revivable positive

Morphology

revivable = revive (transparent) = revive + able

For a learner who knows 'revive', adding '-able' gives the predictable meaning 'capable of being revived'.

Etymology

The word revivable comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the root viv- meaning 'to live', the same root you see in revive and the common word 'live'. So, something revivable can be brought back to life, consciousness, or use.