SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
tractable
adjective
Easy to guide, manage, teach, or deal with.
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Easy to manage
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Usage distinction
Return to topTractable can describe a person, problem, or material. Docile chiefly describes willingness to be guided; malleable can imply ease of shaping or influencing.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See tractable in use
Breaking the task into smaller parts made the problem more tractable.
The tractable group follows the revised seating directions readily, making the rearrangement easy to manage without a prolonged dispute.
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- TRACTABLE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- Princeton WordNet 3.0: wn30-a-02362499, wn30-a-02451113
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license