teachable

Examples

• All

• That you got to remain teachable as a writer.

  Film Courage

• If ever there were a teachable moment, this was it.

  Academic text (2003)

• So, what's the teachable moment here?

  Killer Prom (2020)

• Homeschool teachers can easily seize teachable moments because everyday experiences provide the foundation for learning.

  Academic text (2001)

• And when you're humble, you're teachable, you know, you're, you're able to learn.

• With a positive attitude, she proved to be a very teachable student in all her classes.

• The coach appreciated that his players were teachable and eager to improve their skills.

• Children are often teachable when they are engaged in fun and interactive learning activities.

Synonyms

D

docile

vsteachable

22 5.5

Easy to teach and willing to follow instructions

is willing and able to learn without implying a submissive nature

C

coachable

vsteachable

3 4.1

Willing to learn from feedback and try to improve

is willing and able to learn more broadly, not only from feedback

T

trainable

vsteachable

2 2.9

Able to learn new skills when someone teaches it

is willing and able to learn generally, not only specific trained skills

E

educable

vsteachable

1 3.9

Able to learn with the right teaching and support

is willing and able to learn without stressing special support needs

I

instructable

vsteachable

6.1

Can be taught or trained

is about a willing learner rather than a thing that can receive instructions

M

mannerable

vsteachable

• Archaic

9.9

Easy to teach or control

focuses on willingness and ability to learn rather than obedience

Antonyms

U

unteachable

1 5.4

Impossible to teach, usually needing natural talent or personal experience

How Teachable

adaptable

23 3.4

willing

∞ 1.0

receptive

52 4.1

teachable

14 3.5

reluctant

247 3.5

resistant

20 4.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology