mendable
Definition
Adjective: "mendable" describes something that can be repaired, fixed, or corrected. It applies to physical objects, mistakes, or situations that are capable of being restored to a better or functional state.
Usage Examples
- (The chair can be repaired.)
- (The mistake could be fixed.)
- (The situation could be improved.)
Advanced Usage
"barely mendable": something that is very difficult or almost impossible to repair.
- The vase shattered into tiny pieces, making it barely mendable. (The vase could hardly be fixed.)
"easily mendable": something that can be repaired without much effort.
- A small tear in a shirt is easily mendable with a needle and thread. (The tear can be fixed quickly.)
Variants and Related Words
Mend (verb): to repair or fix something.
- He learned to mend his own bicycle tires. (He repaired them.)
Mending (noun): the act of repairing or the items needing repair.
- She put the socks in the mending basket. (The socks needed repair.)
Unmendable (adjective): not capable of being repaired.
- The crack in the engine block was unmendable. (It could not be fixed.)
Synonyms
- Repairable: able to be fixed or restored.
- Fixable: capable of being made right or functional.
- Correctable: able to be adjusted or improved.
Antonyms (for contrast)
- Irreparable: impossible to repair or fix.
- Unfixable: not capable of being repaired.
Related Idioms
- "A stitch in time saves nine": suggests that fixing a small problem early (making it mendable) prevents it from becoming larger and unmendable.
- He repaired the leak quickly; a stitch in time saves nine. (Prompt action kept the problem mendable.)