controllable

/kən'trouləbl/

Thân thiện

The pilot ensures the aircraft is controllable during the test flight.

Definition

Adjective: - Capable of being controlled, managed, or directed: Describes something that can be kept in check, regulated, or made to function as desired. It implies a capacity for being governed or restrained.

Usage

The adjective "controllable" is used to describe a person, thing, or situation that can be managed, restrained, or directed with relative ease. It often carries a neutral or positive connotation, suggesting manageability. - It typically follows a linking verb (e.g., be, seem, become) or directly modifies a noun. - It is often used in technical, managerial, and everyday contexts to discuss risks, processes, emotions, or equipment.

Examples

• Following a linking verb:
  • The fire was small and controllable.
  • His temper is not always controllable.
• Modifying a noun directly:
  • We need to identify all controllable expenses in the budget.
  • The engineer designed a highly controllable robotic arm.

Advanced Usage

• "within controllable limits": within a range that can be managed or kept in check.
  • The project's risks are still within controllable limits.
• "easily controllable" / "readily controllable": emphasizing the ease with which something can be managed.
  • This new software makes the data flow easily controllable.

Variants and Related Words

• Control (verb/noun): The action or ability to manage or command.
  • She knows how to control the machinery.
• Controller (noun): A person or device that controls something.
  • The air traffic controller guided the plane safely.
• Uncontrollable (adjective): The direct antonym, meaning not able to be controlled.
  • The spread of the rumor was uncontrollable.

Synonyms

• Manageable: Able to be controlled or dealt with without great difficulty.
• Governable: Capable of being governed or ruled.
• Regulable: Capable of being regulated or adjusted.

Antonyms

• Uncontrollable
• Unmanageable
• Wild

Related Phrases

• Under control: In a state of being managed or restrained.
  • The firefighters finally got the blaze under control.
• Beyond control: Impossible to manage or restrain.
  • The situation quickly spiraled beyond control.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being controlled

Từ đồng nghĩa

• governable