adoptable
Able to be chosen
Adoptable describes something or someone suitable or available for adoption.
The word appears most often in animal rescue contexts: adoptable pets, adoptable dogs.
It also applies to children in foster care or orphanages awaiting permanent families.
More broadly, adoptable can describe practices, technologies, or ideas ready to be taken up: an easily adoptable framework.
Pleasant and inviting
- attractivePleasing to behold
- sought-afterMuch wanted by many
- eligibleMeeting required conditions
- suitableProper for purpose
qualified · ready · available · compatible · placeable · healthy · young · trainable
Institution housing parentless children
- fosterEncourage development of
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- custodyProtective care or control
- placementPutting somewhere specific
agency · court · papers · legal · consent · process · permanent · ward
Protected place or structure
- rescueSave from harm
- rehomingTransferring to new caretakers
- spayedOvaries surgically removed
- neuteredRendered infertile surgically
vaccinated · microchipped · housetrained · puppy · kitten · stray · abandoned · homeless
Able to work together
- integrativeCombining into a whole
- conformableWilling to accord with
- assimilableAble to be absorbed
- modularMade of separable units
plug-in · standardized · compliant · transferable · portable · flexible · scalable · upgradable
appealing
Pleasant and inviting
- attractivePleasing to behold
- sought-afterMuch wanted by many
- eligibleMeeting required conditions
suitable · qualified · ready · available · compatible · placeable · healthy · young · trainable · socialized
orphanage
Institution housing parentless children
- fosterEncourage development of
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- custodyProtective care or control
placement · agency · court · papers · legal · consent · process · permanent · ward · parentless
shelter
Protected place or structure
neutered · vaccinated · microchipped · housetrained · puppy · kitten · stray · abandoned · homeless · furry
interoperable
Able to work together
- integrativeCombining into a whole
- conformableWilling to accord with
- assimilableAble to be absorbed
modular · plug-in · standardized · compliant · transferable · portable · flexible · scalable · upgradable · cross-platform
adoptableunadoptable
Cannot be taken in
ineligible · unsuitable · unfit · disqualified · restricted