stoppable

1 3.4

Can be made to end

adjective
/ˈstɑːpəbl/

: detenible

As it turned out, the ones in the group that learned shock was stoppable figured out by the third or fourth trial to jump over the barrier into the safe room; eventually, they became quite smart about it and waited by the barrier for the lights to go down and gracefully leapt right over, avoiding shock altogether.

But I don't think it's something that's stoppable.

Examples

Wasn't your supersecret CIA data mining software supposed to, I don't know, maybe filter out un-fucking-stoppable killing machines?

The Beekeeper (2024)
Finally, a task to emphasize the elements of flow would focus on bound/stoppable and free/ongoing actions.

Academic text (1991)
That's where the rubber meets the road, where it's stoppable, where it's stoppable.
What is this downy stoppable scent booster?
- We're un-fucking-stoppable.

Running Time (1997)
- Un-fucking-stoppable.

Running Time (1997)
This is the kind of death that the Israelis justify for rockets coming into Israel, beginning 8 months ago and stoppable then, which before their air attacks killed 4 or 5 Israelis.

Blog text (19)
The train was approaching quickly, but thankfully, it was stoppable before reaching the intersection.
Many believe that climate change is stoppable if we take immediate action.
The team's winning streak seemed stoppable, but the coach insisted that every game is stoppable with the right strategy.

Synonyms

preventable

vsstoppable

36 3.5

Someone can stop it by acting before it happens

includes stoppage at any moment, not only prevention by prior action

avoidable

vsstoppable

15 3.1

Something you can prevent by taking action

covers stopping or preventing in general, not only avoidance measures

suppressible

vsstoppable

1 6.8

Something you can stop by action such as medicine

is about being stopped or prevented without implying active control

interruptible

vsstoppable

1 5.3

Can be paused and continued later

is about being stopped or prevented entirely rather than only paused

terminable

vsstoppable

1 7.4

Able to be ended after a set time or when certain things happen

is about stoppage at any time, not only endings tied to terms

arrestable

vsstoppable

Specialized

4.8

Able to be stopped or controlled

is about being stopped or prevented more generally, not only controlled halting

abatable

vsstoppable

Formal

8.4

Possible to reduce or stop a problem

is about being stopped or prevented outright rather than only reduced

freezable

vsstoppable

Specialized

4.3

Can be paused temporarily without losing data

is about being stopped or prevented from continuing rather than only suspended

resistible

vsstoppable

3.9

Easy to refuse or overcome

is about being stopped or prevented by external action rather than opposed

Antonyms

unstoppable

79 4.0

Impossible to prevent from continuing or reaching its goal

How Stoppable

stoppable

1 3.4

unstoppable

79 4.0

Surface Forms

stoppable positive

Morphology

stoppable = stop (transparent) = stop + able

The meaning is directly compositional: something stoppable is able to be stopped.

Etymology

The word stoppable is made from stop (which means 'to make something not continue') and the ending -able (which means 'can be'), like in readable or breakable. So stoppable simply means something 'can be stopped', which is why we use it for things that can be prevented or ended.