Antonyms of adj unmanageable

4 senses of unmanageable

Sense 1
unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable -- (difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel")


Sense 2
unmanageable (vs. manageable), difficult -- (hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation")

manageable (vs. unmanageable) -- (capable of being managed or controlled)
        => administrable -- (capable of being administered or managed)
        => controllable, governable -- (capable of being controlled)
        => directed -- (manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study")
        => steerable, dirigible -- (capable of being steered or directed)

Sense 3
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 4
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")

Similarity of adj unmanageable

4 senses of unmanageable

Sense 1
unwieldy (vs. wieldy), unmanageable -- (difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape; "we set about towing the unwieldy structure into the shelter"; "almost dropped the unwieldy parcel")
       => awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly -- (difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl")
       => cumbersome, cumbrous -- (difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; "a cumbersome piece of machinery"; "cumbrous protective clothing")

Sense 2
unmanageable (vs. manageable), difficult -- (hard to control; "a difficult child", "an unmanageable situation")
       => indocile, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly -- (of persons; "the little boy's parents think he is spirited, but his teacher finds him unruly")
       => uncheckable -- (incapable of being checked or restrained)
          Also See-> defiant#1, noncompliant#1; disobedient#1; intractable#1

Sense 3
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 4
uncontrollable, uncorrectable, unmanageable -- (incapable of being controlled or managed; "uncontrollable children"; "an uncorrectable habit")
       => incorrigible (vs. corrigible) -- (impervious to correction by punishment)

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