unsteerable

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adjective

Not capable of being steered.

Similar
indirigibledirectionlessunnavigableinnavigable
Opposite
steerablenavigabledirigiblemaneuverableguidable
OriginEnglish steerable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunsteerable (comparative more unsteerable, superlative most unsteerable)

comparative more unsteerable · superlative most unsteerable

  1. Not capable of being steered.

    Synonyms: indirigible, directionless, unnavigable, innavigable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot capable of being steered.

Similar
indirigibledirectionlessunnavigableinnavigable
Opposite
steerablenavigabledirigiblemaneuverableguidable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsteer
  9. Englishsteerable
  10. Englishunsteerable

From un- + steerable.

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Translations

Finnish ohjauskyvytön
  • ohjauskyvytönnot capable of being steered
Polish niesterowalny
  • niesterowalnynot capable of being steered
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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