guidable

Able to steer

Guidable describes something that can be directed or steered.

A guidable missile can be controlled after launch.

A guidable child responds to instruction.

The word often implies receptiveness—something guidable yields to outside influence rather than resisting it: The new employee proved eager and guidable.

influenceable

persuadable

Able to be convinced

amenable · susceptible · responsive · moldable · shapeable · coachable · teachable · trainable · educable · mentionable

tractable

manageable

Able to be controlled

obedient · biddable · amenable · accommodating · agreeable · acquiescent · submissive · yielding · pliable · malleable

directable

steerable

Able to change direction

controllable · helm · rudder · tiller · wheel · autopilot · navigation · course · bearing · trajectory

Opposites
responsiveness to direction

guidableunguidable

Cannot be directed

uncontrollable · unsteerable · intractable · wayward · unmanageable

flexibility of path

guidablepredetermined

Established beforehand

ballistic · unalterable · locked-in · rigid · inflexible

autonomy vs. controllability

guidableautonomous

Self-directed and free

self-directed · independent · self-governing · willful · self-willed

Family

guide, guidance, guided, guiding, guidebook, guideline, misguided, misguide, unguided

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