SALVABLE Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

salvable

adjective

Definition of salvable

as in reparable

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for salvable

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

What's especially neat, though, is these are as repairable as the original Fairbuds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Although the oil market largely dodged a bullet after a successful but repairable attack on Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline, the recent attacks prove that the conflict isn’t abating anytime soon.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of repairable

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

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

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

Definition of rectifiable

Adjective

Johnson wrote in a letter in the filing to the Illinois review board that Hoover is repentant and has the potential and the desire to live the rest of his life as a force for good in his community.

— Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2025
Perry had been reluctant to engage with recovery groups in the past, which are often structured around repentant confessions.

— Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of repentant

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

Lingerie brands across the industry entered a phase of penitent marketing.

— Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Having your biggest look also be your most penitent is a bold move, but it’s girded by Rome having put in years of work and collected plenty of horror stories to reflect on.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

Definition of penitent

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

saluting

salvable

salvage

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Salvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvable. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of salvable

adjective

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

compunction

Popular in Grammar & Usage

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

The Exceptions of '-s' and '-es' Plurals

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

Popular in Wordplay

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations

Did 'orange' the fruit or the color come first?

Popular

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

16 Food Words Recently Added to the Dictionary

The Real Origin of 'Supercalifragilistic'

Games & Quizzes