-able
suffix (CAN BE) /-ə.bl̩/ (also ible)Definition
› added to verbs to form adjectives that mean able to receive the action of the stated verb: breakable washable movableAchievable
(Definition of -able suffix (CAN BE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ible suffix
- achievable adjective
- attainable adjective
- doable adjective
- enabled adjective, suffix
- feasibility noun
- feasibility study noun
- feasible adjective
- humanly adverb
- in/out of the running idiom
- manageable adjective
- may modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
- might modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
- poss adjective
- possible adjective (CAN ACHIEVE)
- practicable adjective
- practical adjective (POSSIBLE)
- practicality noun (POSSIBLE)
- reach noun (LIMIT)
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