controllable
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3.2
- adjective
- /kənˈtroʊləbəl/
- She's lost a good bit of blood, but it's all controllable.
- internal and controllable
- stable and controllable
- controllable and predictable
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Watch on YouTubeBut this is a much more controllable way to approach it.
- But this is a much more controllable way to approach it.
- It's just not something that's controllable, you know?
- It's not controllable in a, in a conscious way.
- But if you're not around strangers, it's a lot more controllable, right?
- It is the one utterly controllable aspect of our game.
- That's that's basic because an uneducated nation is a controllable nation, right?
- I'm going to start with just how controllable it is.
- The eyes, the throat, the pulse, various things that are, you know, less controllable.
- Actually, I mean, I guess just the the trajectories of the specialization are most controllable.
- And or it exports, you know, in making a system more predictable and more controllable, you export chaos and disorder.
Examples
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It is the one utterly controllable aspect of our game.
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For optimal results, the temperature in the lab must be kept within a controllable range.
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But this is a much more controllable way to approach it.
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At that speed, she was quite controllable.
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I'm going to start with just how controllable it is.
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Some of these are observable and controllable, and some are not.
Academic text (1999) -
If treated, many of these problems are controllable, but if left untreated, these can lead to a loss of vision.
Academic text (1997) -
After winning, athletes attributed the causes to factors that were more internal, stable, and controllable than after losing.
Academic text (1994) -
First, functional analysis identifies specific, controllable environmental variables that can be manipulated to produce changes in social behavior.
Academic text (1992) -
The software allows for a controllable environment where users can test their applications safely.
Synonyms
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3.2
Easy to deal with
2
4.0
Something that can be kept under control or stopped from spreading
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5.6
Able to be guided by a person or machine
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7.4
Easy to change, control, or shape
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6.7
You can change it so it works at different levels
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6.8
Easy for someone to change or control
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6.0
Can be changed or set by a device like a knob
Antonyms
How Controllable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Controllable comes from the common word control plus the ending -able, where control means 'to direct or check' and -able means 'can be'. Think of a remote control that lets you direct a TV, so a controllable thing is one you 'can direct' or keep within limits.