RECTIFIABLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

rectifiable

adjective

Definition of rectifiable

as in correctable

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Recent Examples of rectifiable Considering how fraught things turned through the spring, some will wonder what’s rectifiable. — Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024 If any air gets trapped in the pump, this is easily rectifiable by utilizing the unit’s air release valve. — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023 In the Huxtable household, problems could be complicated but always were easily rectifiable. — Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018 At work, at home, and in the personal lives of African-American women, there are rectifiable factors that are playing into the detriment of our health. — Essence.com, 27 Oct. 2017

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Adjective

Short cycles that release only a few cars, and left turn lanes with storage too short to reach the green arrow, are correctable through retiming and restriping.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
After studying the game, Miami’s coaches believe the issues that stunted their second-half offense are correctable going forward.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of correctable

Adjective

Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.

— Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
The building suffered reparable damage, but renovation efforts have been thwarted, according to owner James Touhuni.

— Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021

Definition of reparable

Adjective

The folding shell is made of a weather-resistant fabric membrane, while replaceable cladding and repairable parts are designed to enhance its durability.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
Crucially, the repairable handset is now available for the first time in the US.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of repairable

Adjective

Somewhere in that trail are the leaks; small, fixable and expensive.

— Dr. Sariki Abungwo, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The biggest problem in its quarterly results Tuesday was the cardiovascular unit within its MedTech segment, though management insists the problems are fixable.

— Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of fixable

Adjective

That’s what the remaining 12 games of this season is about, identifying and investing in what’s salvageable.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The entire store did a rehaul from the ground up — given that the only thing salvageable were the cement floors and the marble countertops.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of salvageable

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