Definition

Adjective: 1. Capable of being corrected, fixed, or cured: Describes a problem, mistake, or undesirable situation that can be put right through some form of intervention or treatment.

Usage

The adjective "remediable" is used to describe a negative condition that is not permanent or irreversible. It implies that a solution or remedy exists. It is a formal word often used in academic, medical, legal, or technical contexts.

Examples

• The damage to the software's code was remediable with a simple patch.
• Fortunately, the doctor confirmed that the condition was remediable with medication.
• The contract breach was considered a remediable issue, not grounds for immediate termination.

Advanced Usage

• "remediable harm": In law, this refers to harm or injury for which compensation or a legal remedy (like an injunction) can be provided.
  • The court found the environmental damage to be remediable harm and ordered a full cleanup.
• "remediable error": In legal and technical contexts, an error that can be corrected without causing a fundamental failure or requiring a complete restart.
  • The judge declared a mistrial due to a non-remediable error in the proceedings.

Variants and Related Words

• Remedy (n/v): The means of solving a problem or the act of solving it.
  • The new policy is a remedy for the financial shortfall.
• Irremediable (adj): The direct opposite; incapable of being remedied or cured.
  • The loss of the ancient artifact was an irremediable tragedy for historians.

Synonyms

• Correctable
• Reparable
• Rectifiable
• Curable
• Fixable

Antonyms

• Irremediable
• Irreparable
• Irreversible
• Incurable
• Hopeless

Adjective

1. capable of being remedied or redressed
   • remediable problems
   • a remediable setback
   • not a crime but only a remediable blunder