discontinuable
Able to halt
Discontinuable describes something that can be stopped, ended, or halted.
It applies to processes, services, medications, or subscriptions that are capable of being terminated: The doctor confirmed the treatment was discontinuable once symptoms improved.
The word appears most often in medical, legal, and business contexts where the possibility of cessation matters.
Something discontinuable is not permanent or irreversible.
Capable of being stopped
- suspendableAble to be hung
- pausableAble to be halted
- breakableCapable of shattering
- deferrableCapable of being delayed
postponable · resumable · restartable · intermittent · on-off · cyclical · sporadic
Not mandatory
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- voluntaryDone by choice
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
- nonessentialNot required or needed
nonobligatory · facultative · expendable · inessential · ancillary · supplementary · peripheral · incidental
Able to be ended
- cancellableAble to be annulled
- revocableAble to be canceled
- rescindableCapable of annulment
- voidableCapable of being nullified
annullable · ending · expiring · finite · bounded · concludable · completable · closable
Limited in duration
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- short-termOf limited duration
- impermanentNot meant to last
transient · stopgap · tentative · pro tem · time-limited · fixed-term · sunset · expirable
Able to bend freely
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- changeableCapable of alteration
alterable · amendable · reversible · convertible · reconfigurable · scalable · variable · negotiable
interruptible
Capable of being stopped
- suspendableAble to be hung
- pausableAble to be halted
- breakableCapable of shattering
deferrable · postponable · resumable · restartable · intermittent · on-off · cyclical · sporadic
optional
Not mandatory
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- voluntaryDone by choice
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
nonessential · nonobligatory · facultative · expendable · inessential · ancillary · supplementary · peripheral · incidental · dispensable
terminable
Able to be ended
- cancellableAble to be annulled
- revocableAble to be canceled
- rescindableCapable of annulment
voidable · annullable · ending · expiring · finite · bounded · concludable · completable · closable · stoppable
temporary
Limited in duration
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
- short-termOf limited duration
impermanent · transient · stopgap · tentative · pro tem · time-limited · fixed-term · sunset · expirable · lapsing
flexible
Able to bend freely
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
changeable · alterable · amendable · reversible · convertible · reconfigurable · scalable · variable · negotiable · renegotiable
discontinuablepermanent
Fixed without end
perpetual · unending · everlasting · interminable · eternal
discontinuablemandatory
Required by rule
obligatory · compulsory · required · binding · inescapable
discontinue, discontinuous, discontinuously, discontinuity, discontinuation, continue, continued, continuing, continuous