remediable

Able to mend

Remediable describes something that can be fixed, corrected, or cured.

A remediable problem is one that has a solution; a remediable illness can be treated successfully.

The word implies hope: if a situation is remediable, it's not permanent or beyond repair.

The damage to the building was extensive but remediable.

Fortunately, the error turned out to be remediable.

correctable

rectifiable

Able to be fixed

mendable · adjustable · modifiable · revisable · alterable · changeable · reformable · reworkable · salvageable · restorable

curable

treatable

Capable of being cured

sanative · recoverable · restorable · operable · manageable · responsive · alleviable · palliative · rehabilitative · convalescent

improvable

upgradeable

Capable of being improved

advanceable · polishable · developable · augmentable · elevatable

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capacity for correction or repair

remediableirremediable

Impossible to correct

irreparable · incurable · irreversible · irrecoverable · irretrievable

Family

irremediable, irremediably

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