restrainable
Able to limit
Restrainable describes something or someone that can be held back, controlled, or kept in check.
The word applies to impulses, emotions, or people: His anger was barely restrainable.
It often appears in contexts where control is difficult but possible: The crowd proved restrainable once police arrived.
Able to be subdued
- governableAble to be ruled
- manageableAble to be controlled
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
- controllableAble to be regulated
subdued · curbed · checked · bridled · reined · containable · suppressible · masterable
Confined within limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- limitedRestricted in extent
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
- confinedKept within bounds
inhibited · curtailed · checked · bridled · fettered · shackled · tethered · leashed
Easily controlled or taught
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- amenableWilling to comply
- compliantYielding to others' wishes
biddable · acquiescent · yielding · pliable · tractable · cooperative · deferential · meek
tameable
Able to be subdued
- governableAble to be ruled
- manageableAble to be controlled
- tractableEasily managed or controlled
controllable · subdued · curbed · checked · bridled · reined · containable · suppressible · masterable · quellable
bounded
Confined within limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- limitedRestricted in extent
- constrainedForced into narrow limits
confined · inhibited · curtailed · checked · bridled · fettered · shackled · tethered · leashed · muzzled
docile
Easily controlled or taught
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- amenableWilling to comply
compliant · biddable · acquiescent · yielding · pliable · tractable · cooperative · deferential · meek · tame
restrainableuncontrollable
Impossible to restrain
irrepressible · unstoppable · uncontainable · ungovernable · unmanageable
stress, string, strain, strict, restrain, district, restraint, restrict, restriction