Tractable
adj.capable, hopefulformal
What it means
Possible to handle, influence, or solve with a workable amount of effort.
Reach for it when describing a problem or system that has become manageable without claiming it is easy
Separating urgent repairs from cosmetic work made the housing backlog tractable.
Choose between these
6- playful
tame
when a formerly unruly difficulty is now under control
not when Tame is too casual and can belittle real complexity.
- everyday
when the demands fit available time or capacity
not when Manageable is plainer and may concern workload rather than solvability.
- professional
solvable
when a definite solution can in principle be found
not when Solvable does not indicate that the search or implementation is manageable.
- professional
when a plan can function acceptably in practice
not when Workable describes a solution more naturally than the problem it addresses.
- formal
when something responds to treatment, influence, or analysis
not when Amenable can also describe a willing person and may sound overly technical.
- literary
docile
when a person or animal is readily controlled
not when Calling a person docile demeans the willing cooperation being praised.
Said against
3- intractable
- unmanageable
- insoluble
It naturally appears in
3- tractable problem
Better measurements turned the vague complaint into a tractable problem.
- computationally tractable
The smaller model is computationally tractable on standard laptops.
- make tractable
A clear jurisdiction map will make tractable what first looked chaotic.