RECTIFIABLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

rectifiable

adjective

Definition of rectifiable

as in correctable

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Recent Examples of rectifiable Considering how fraught things turned through the spring, some will wonder what’s rectifiable. — Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 If any air gets trapped in the pump, this is easily rectifiable by utilizing the unit’s air release valve. — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023 In the Huxtable household, problems could be complicated but always were easily rectifiable. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018 At work, at home, and in the personal lives of African-American women, there are rectifiable factors that are playing into the detriment of our health. — Essence.com, 27 Oct. 2017

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Adjective

Calm, easy to pilot, and both predictable and correctable on track, the F80 transforms into a snarling monster on the road.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
The shortcomings — insufficient specificity, thin systemic risk analysis, bank-centric case studies — are significant but correctable.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026

Definition of correctable

Adjective

Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.

— Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
The building suffered reparable damage, but renovation efforts have been thwarted, according to owner James Touhuni.

— Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021

Definition of reparable

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The core problem lies in diagnostics that only address easily fixable symptoms, avoiding deeper structural issues like decision rights or incentive architecture.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Peralta’s extension is down nearly half a foot, which is not something, generally speaking, that is easily fixable during a season.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Definition of fixable

Adjective

Floating in zero gravity, players slice derelict spacecraft into salvageable chunks, while also contending with unruly physics, pressure, and profit margins.

— Alan Bradley, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Here’s how to judge if your petunias are salvageable and how to refresh the look of sparse or leggy plants.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

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