salvable

Examples

• All

• The relationship was difficult, but both believed it was salvable with honest communication.

• This project is salvable if we act quickly.

• The firefighters determined that the house was still salvable after the small kitchen fire.

• Is this document salvable after the spill?

• The broken vase is not beyond repair; it is still salvable with some glue.

• After the flood, many of the damaged books were found to be salvable with careful restoration.

• He believed that the old car was salvable and could be restored to its former glory.

Synonyms

S

salvageable

vssalvable

12 5.3

Something you can save or fix after damage

is broader, also including being kept safe or brought back

R

recoverable

vssalvable

9 4.2

Able to be found or returned after being lost

also involves making something usable or whole again beyond retrieval

F

fixable

vssalvable

9 2.7

Can be repaired or put right

covers that repair idea plus the chance of broader recovery or rescue

S

savable

vssalvable

1 3.9

Someone can rescue it or keep it safe from damage

adds the idea of being returned to good condition as well

R

restorable

vssalvable

1 3.9

Can be fixed to look or work like before

covers both simple rescue and full return to original state

R

reparable

vssalvable

1 4.9

Able to be fixed

is wider, including saving from loss as well as making right

R

rectifiable

vssalvable

6.8

Able to be fixed or made right

focuses more on saving or full recovery rather than mere correction

Antonyms

U

unretrievable

7.9

Impossible to get back

How Recoverable

repairability

1 5.1

restorable

1 3.9

salvable

5.8

unsalvageable

3 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology