stoppable
Adjective: - Capable of being stopped or halted: Describes something that can be prevented from continuing, moving, or happening. It implies the existence of a means or method to end the action or progress.
The adjective "stoppable" is used to describe a person, force, process, or object whose progress or action can be arrested or prevented. It is often used in contexts discussing strategy, opposition, or control. - It typically follows a linking verb like "is," "was," or "seems." - It can be modified by adverbs like "easily," "barely," or "completely."
- The charging bull seemed angry but was stoppable with the right barriers.
- No political movement is truly stoppable once it gains popular support.
- With our current technology, that type of cyberattack is completely stoppable.
- Negated Form ("not stoppable"/"unstoppable"): The concept is most frequently encountered in its negated form. "Unstoppable" is a far more common adjective meaning incapable of being stopped.
- The rumor spread like wildfire and was virtually unstoppable.
- Hypothetical or Conditional Use: Often used to discuss potential scenarios or under specific conditions.
- The infection is stoppable only if we administer the antibiotic within 24 hours.
- Unstoppable (adj): Incapable of being stopped; the direct and more common antonym.
- Stop (v): The root verb from which "stoppable" is derived.
- Stopper (n): A person or thing that stops something.
- Haltable
- Arrestable
- Preventable (when referring to something that can be kept from happening)
- Unstoppable
- Inexorable
- Relentless
While "stoppable" is a valid adjective, it is relatively uncommon in everyday speech. Its primary function is to logically denote the possibility of being stopped. In most natural contexts, especially for emphasis, the negative form "unstoppable" is preferred to describe something that cannot be halted.
- capable of being stopped
- if we pick up our pace he may be stoppable