Meanings
comparative more governable · superlative most governable
- Capable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule.
Even without theatrical shoes on, Erlys was taller than Luca Zombini, and kept her fair hair in a Psyche knot, out of which the less governable tresses continued, with the day, to escape.
2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 397Synonyms: controllable, manageable, ruleable, obedient, tractable, amenable, biddable, complaisant · Antonyms: ungovernable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCapable of being governed or subjected to authority; amenable to law or rule.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecapable of being controlled
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian покорен, послушен
- покорен (pokoren)capable of being governed
- послушен (poslušen)capable of being governed
Catalan governable
- governablecapable of being governed
Dutch regeerbaar
- regeerbaarcapable of being governed
French gouvernable
- gouvernablecapable of being governed
German regierbar
- regierbarcapable of being governed
Greek κυβερνήσιμος
- κυβερνήσιμος (kyvernísimos)capable of being governed
Italian governabile
- governabilecapable of being governed
Portuguese governável
- governávelcapable of being governed
Romanian guvernabil
- guvernabilcapable of being governed
Spanish gobernable
- gobernablecapable of being governed
Cite this entry
governable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/governable
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