reboundable

Able to recover

Reboundable describes something capable of bouncing back or recovering.

A reboundable ball returns when thrown against a surface.

In figurative use, reboundable setbacks or losses can be overcome: The deficit is significant but reboundable.

The word appears occasionally in sports, finance, and self-help contexts.

reparability

repairable

Able to be fixed

restorable · retrievable · correctable · rectifiable · remediable · reversible · curable · treatable · reconstructible · renewable

elasticity

springy

Able to rebound

rubbery · bouncy · tensile · supple · pliable · elastic · contractile · expandable · spongy · yielding

recovery

comeback

Recovery after decline

turnaround · bounce-back · renewal · recuperation · rally · upturn · reawakening · reinvigoration · regeneration · remission

basketball

backboard

Board behind basket

  • rimCircular outer boundary
  • tip-inRedirected rebound score
  • putbackScored rebound attempt

boxout · second-chance · board · carom · deflection · hustle · positioning

Opposites
material elasticity

reboundableinelastic

Resistant to deformation

plastic · rigid · brittle · inflexible · malleable

recoverability

reboundableirrecoverable

Impossible to regain

irreversible · unrecoverable · permanent · irreparable · irredeemable

Family

bound, binding, bounds, rebound, rebounding, rebounds, rebounded, rebounder

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