transformable

Able to shift

Transformable describes something capable of being transformed—changed in form, nature, or function.

A transformable sofa converts into a bed.

Transformable toys shift between configurations.

The word emphasizes potential for significant change rather than minor adjustment: The old warehouse is transformable into luxury apartments.

adaptable

versatile

Capable in varied contexts

configurable · reconfigurable · alterable · convertible · changeable · scalable · upgradable · tailorable · amendable · evolvable

metamorphic

transmutation

Complete change of form

mutation · transmogrification · protean · chameleon · chrysalis · cocoon · werewolf · polymorphic · Kafka · Ovid

physical

bendable

Able to curve

shapeable · reshapable · moldable · pliant · elastic · supple · stretchable · deformable · workable · formable

Categories
Opposites
capacity for change

transformableunchangeable

Impossible to modify

inconvertible · unalterable · immutable · unmodifiable · fixed

permanence/fixity

transformablefixed

Restored or immovable

permanent · static · immutable · unchanging · constant

Family

inform, uniform, reform, perform, transform, conform, deform, transformation, transformed

Familiarity
Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G