Antonyms of adj intractable

1 sense of intractable

Sense 1
intractable (vs. tractable) -- (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal")

tractable (vs. intractable), manipulable -- (easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler)
        => ductile, malleable -- (easily influenced)
        => docile, teachable -- (ready and willing to be taught; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters")
        => tamable, tameable -- (capable of being tamed)

Similarity of adj intractable

1 sense of intractable

Sense 1
intractable (vs. tractable) -- (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal")
       => balking, balky -- (stopping short and refusing to go on; "a balking"; "a balky mule"; "a balky customer")
       => refractory, stubborn -- (not responding to treatment; "a stubborn infection"; "a refractory case of acne"; "stubborn rust stains")
       => uncontrollable, unmanageable -- (difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain")
       => unmalleable -- (difficult or impossible to shape or work)
          Also See-> defiant#1, noncompliant#1; disobedient#1; stubborn#1, obstinate#1, unregenerate#1; unmanageable#2, difficult#2; wild#2, untamed#1

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