manipulable

Can be handled

Manipulable describes something that can be manipulated—handled, adjusted, or controlled.

Physical objects are manipulable when they can be moved or shaped: The software uses manipulable 3D models.

People are manipulable when they're susceptible to influence or persuasion: He targeted manipulable investors.

The variant manipulatable means the same thing but is less common.

psychological

suggestible

Easily influenced by others

persuadable · exploitable · vulnerable · naive · trusting · susceptible · credulous · pliable · swayable · coercible

adjustable

controllable

Able to be regulated

modifiable · tweakable · reconfigurable · tunable · programmable · settable · dial · knob · lever · slider

physical

moldable

Capable of being shaped

malleable · ductile · workable · flexible · plastic · soft · supple · yielding · formable · pliant

compliant

tractable

Easily managed or controlled

amenable · acquiescent · biddable · manageable · cooperative · yielding · deferential · meek · passive · accommodating

Categories
Opposites
susceptibility to control or influence

manipulableintractable

Impossible to manage

unyielding · obstinate · stubborn · bull-headed · bullheaded

physical handleability

manipulableimmovable

Incapable of being shifted

fixed · rigid · unmovable · unwieldy · unmanageable

autonomy and self-determination

manipulableautonomous

Self-directed and free

self-directed · independent · self-governing · sovereign · free-thinking

Family

manipulability

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