steerable

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adjective

Capable of being steered.

Similar
navigabledirigiblemaneuverableguidablemanageable
Opposite
unsteerableindirigibledirectionlessunnavigableinnavigable
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Meanings

adjectivesteerable (comparative more steerable, superlative most steerable)

comparative more steerable · superlative most steerable

  1. Capable of being steered.

    They'd brought out more sleds, and there was a nice mix of old-fashioned wooden toboggans and plastic discs, plus steerable sleds and crazy carpets. Beth and Rothko piled onto a crazy carpet and barely made it twenty feet before wiping out.

    2019, Ezekiel Boone, The Mansion: A Novel

    Synonyms: navigable, dirigible, maneuverable, guidable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCapable of being steered.

Similar
navigabledirigiblemaneuverableguidable
Opposite
unsteerableindirigibledirectionlessunnavigableinnavigable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecapable of being steered or directed

Similar
dirigiblemanageable
Also see
dirigiblemanageable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From steer + -able.

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Translations

Dutch stuurbaar
  • stuurbaarcapable of being steered
Polish sterowalny
  • sterowalnycapable of being steered
Romanian pilotabil, dirijabil
  • pilotabilcapable of being steered
  • dirijabilcapable of being steered
  • cârmuibilcapable of being steered
Spanish virable, timoneable
  • virablecapable of being steered
  • timoneablecapable of being steered
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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