ransomable

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adjective

Suitable for being held for a ransom.

Opposite
unransomable
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Meanings

adjectiveransomable (comparative more ransomable, superlative most ransomable)

comparative more ransomable · superlative most ransomable

  1. Suitable for being held for a ransom.

    It is a clear rule of prison guard life, one that is conveyed immediately to recruits, that guards are not ransomable.

    1974, Lee Rainwater, Social problems and public policy: deviance and liberty

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unransomable

Origin

From ransom + -able.

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Cite this entry
APA

ransomable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ransomable

MLA

“ransomable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ransomable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ransomable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ransomable.

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