manageable

Meanings

1. 1adjectivecomparable

   Small or simple enough to deal with or control without too much trouble.

   Grammar: Used before a noun or after be: a manageable workload.

   Patterns

   • a manageable amount
   • manageable for someone

   The workload became manageable once we hired a helper.

   Break the project into manageable pieces.

   With a budget, the debt is manageable.

2. 2adjectivecomparable

   Easy to handle, guide, or style, used of people, animals, or hair.

   Grammar: Describes how easily something responds to being handled.

   Patterns

   • manageable hair
   • manageable children

   Short hair is more manageable on windy days.

   The horse was calm and manageable.

   The class was small and manageable.

Word forms

Common combinations

manageable size

The garden is a manageable size for one person.

manageable level

Costs were kept at a manageable level.

manageable workload

She asked for a more manageable workload.

perfectly manageable

The problem is perfectly manageable.

manageable chunks

Break the reading into manageable chunks.

Synonyms and how they differ

controllable

Controllable focuses on being kept in check, often a danger or condition, while manageable also covers tasks you can cope with.

workable

Workable means practical or able to function, while manageable means easy to handle.

doable

Doable is informal and about tasks that can be done, while manageable also includes things that can be controlled.

tractable

Tractable is formal and describes people or problems that are easy to guide.

Opposites

Word family

manage verb

to handle or control something, or to succeed

management noun

the act or group of people who run something

manager noun

a person who runs a team or business

unmanageable adjective

too hard to control

Commonly confused: manageable or manageable vs managable?

Practice

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