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Synonyms for tractable

Adjective

1. tractable (vs. intractable), manipulable, docile, teachable, ductile, malleable, manageable, tamable, tameable, compliant, docile, manageable, obedient, tame#3, tamed
usage: easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "gold is tractable"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
2. responsive, amenable, tractable, susceptible (vs. unsusceptible)
usage: readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"
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