tractable[adjective]Synonyms: manageable, amenable, biddable, compliant, docile, obedient, submissive, tame, willing, yielding
Antonyms: intractable, unruly
Contrasted words: headstrong, unmanageable, willful, obstinate, refractory, stubborn
Related Words: flexible,
pliable,
pliant,
manageable,
subdued [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
trac‧ta‧ble /ˈtræktəb
əl/
adjective formal[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: tractabilis, from tractare 'to draw out, handle, treat', from trahere 'to pull']
easy to control or deal with
Antonym : intractable:
The issues have proved to be less tractable than expected.—tractability /ˌtræktəˈbɪləti, ˌtræktəˈbɪlɪti/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲