teachable

adjective

Definition of teachablenext
as in trainable

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Recent Examples of teachable That is why this moment should be treated as a teachable one. — Karl W. Bickel, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2026 Be teachable and engage in open-minded conversations. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026 You are invited to stay teachable, lead with intellect and discernment, and use your innate spiritual technology that lives within you to reinvent ways of living that are efficient and needed. — Tatianna Tarot, Refinery29, 2 Dec. 2025 These measurable, teachable competencies are often discipline-specific but share common elements across all engineering fields. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teachable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachable
  1. trainable
  2. tractable
  3. controllable
  4. manageable
  5. obedient
  6. docile
  7. submissive
  8. amenable
Adjective
  • Nervous system training has moved from clinical biofeedback labs to everyday wrist wearables, with brands like Oura, WHOOP and Apollo Neuro reframing stress as a trainable fitness metric.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
  • The infrastructure layer that makes those models trainable, specifically, the physical world data supply chain, remains underfunded relative to the problem size.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of trainable
Adjective
  • External control arms, comparative effectiveness studies against real-world standard of care, post-market expansions of indication and broader safety analyses all become more tractable.
    — David Talby, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After decades of mathematicians spinning their wheels, the problem suddenly seemed tractable.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
Definition of tractable
Adjective
  • Instead, the work establishes a controllable magnonic platform for studying synchronization and nonlinear magnetic dynamics.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Industry leaders like ayrloom and Levia see low-dose beverages and gummies as the primary growth engine, making cannabis approachable and controllable.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of controllable
Adjective
  • The extra five minutes spent adjusting a pillow so the incision is protected, the calm explanation of what the next day will look like, the quiet competence that makes a terrifying situation feel manageable—these moments stick.
    — Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But the governor expressed confidence that the issue is manageable.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of manageable
Adjective
  • The native, late summer-blooming obedient plant is a showy addition to your garden.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This fantasy of the obedient wife becomes Agamemnon’s undoing.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of obedient
Adjective
  • Where Raphael’s infant Christ is plump, acquiescent, docile, Cassatt’s children squirm, resist, and ignore authority.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Even with docile scoring conditions that Saturday, Royal Birkdale yielded plenty of statistical superlatives for the championship.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of docile
Adjective
  • The submissive Colin finds new confidence and enjoys doing assorted things for Ray, but complications arise when Colin begins to want something more emotional.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • This is a strategy born not of manly strength, but of submissive desperation.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of submissive
Adjective
  • But Jeanie is also widely respected for her business acumen and amenable leadership style within league circles.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Butera said Abrams was amenable to the move while noting that shortstops take pride in playing the position — something Abrams also acknowledged.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of amenable

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