correctible

Able to fix

Correctible means capable of being corrected or set right.

A correctible error can be fixed; a correctible problem has a solution.

The spelling *correctable* is more common, but both forms are standard.

The word often appears in technical or formal contexts: The software flags correctible issues before final submission.

fixable

rectifiable

Able to be fixed

resolvable · curable · treatable · mendable · salvageable · retrievable · recoverable · healable · patchable · fixable

editable

emendable

Capable of correction

alterable · rewritable · adjustable · changeable · editable

reversible

retractable

Able to draw inward

annullable · voidable · undoable · recallable · withdrawable · overturnable · reversible

improvable

perfectible

Able to reach flawlessness

polishable · developable · educable · trainable · teachable · coachable · shapable · cultivable

Opposites
capacity for correction or amendment

correctibleincorrigible

Impossible to reform

uncorrectable · irreparable · unfixable · beyond repair · irreversible

reversibility of state or condition

correctibleirreversible

Cannot be undone

permanent · irrevocable · final · indelible · unalterable

Family

correct, incorrect, correction, corrected, rectify, correcting, correctness, incorrectly, incorrigible

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G