Antonyms of adj uncontrollable
4 senses of uncontrollable
Sense 1
uncontrollable, unmanageable -- (difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain")
INDIRECT (VIA intractable) -> tractable, manipulable -- (easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler)
Sense 2
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly -- (of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly")
INDIRECT (VIA unmanageable) -> manageable -- (capable of being managed or controlled)
Sense 3
uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable -- (incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit")
INDIRECT (VIA incorrigible) -> corrigible -- (capable of being corrected or set right; "a corrigible defect"; "a corrigible prisoner")
Sense 4
irrepressible, uncontrollable -- (impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter")
INDIRECT (VIA uncontrolled) -> controlled -- (restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs")
Similarity of adj uncontrollable
4 senses of uncontrollable
Sense 1
uncontrollable, unmanageable -- (difficult to solve or alleviate; "uncontrollable pain")
=> intractable (vs. tractable) -- (not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal")
Sense 2
indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly -- (of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly")
=> unmanageable (vs. manageable), difficult -- (hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation")
Sense 3
uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable -- (incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit")
=> incorrigible (vs. corrigible) -- (impervious to correction by punishment)
Sense 4
irrepressible, uncontrollable -- (impossible to repress or control; "an irrepressible chatterbox"; "uncontrollable laughter")
=> uncontrolled (vs. controlled) -- (not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth")